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| Kenya sued over police 'crimes' | Kenya sued over police 'crimes' |
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| Kenya's opposition has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing the government of crimes against humanity. | Kenya's opposition has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing the government of crimes against humanity. |
| It says the police used excessive force during last week's protests, in which more than 30 people died. | It says the police used excessive force during last week's protests, in which more than 30 people died. |
| In the latest violence, four people were hacked to death as at least seven were killed in the Rift Valley. | |
| Former UN chief Kofi Annan warned it would be a disaster if Kenya lost its place as a haven of African stability. | |
| Mr Annan was speaking after arriving in Nairobi to help solve a political crisis that spilled into nationwide violence with the announcement of last month's disputed presidential election results. | |
| A poisoned chalice? | |
| More than 650 people have been killed in protests, while 250,000 more have fled their homes. | |
| Arriving in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, Mr Annan called for dialogue but denied he had been handed a poisoned chalice with his latest peace mission. We are here to listen, learn and work with the concerned parties. Former UN Chief Kofi Annan | |
| "This is a challenge," he said, flanked by Graca Michel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. | |
| "We are here to listen, learn and work with the concerned parties." | |
| President Yoweri Museveni of Kenya's neighbour Uganda is also in the country and has held talks with President Mwai Kibaki. | |
| During his visit, Mr Annan will meet Mr Kibaki, who says he won December's election fairly, and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga, who insists the poll was rigged. | |
| "Our message to the parties is this: there can be no solution, no peace and stability... without respect for the rule of law," said Mr Annan. | |
| 'Genocide' | 'Genocide' |
| A spokeswoman for the ICC, based in The Hague, said she could not comment on whether the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had filed a complaint over the government's handling of the protests. | |
| Government spokesman Alfred Mutua, however, told the AFP news agency that the authorities were planning to file a counter-suit. | Government spokesman Alfred Mutua, however, told the AFP news agency that the authorities were planning to file a counter-suit. |
| "The government is aware that some leaders of ODM planned and executed a mass genocide that we saw in the Rift Valley of this country." | "The government is aware that some leaders of ODM planned and executed a mass genocide that we saw in the Rift Valley of this country." |
| Some 250,000 people have fled their homes"They should know that very soon, they, as individuals not as a party, will be languishing in jail," he said. | Some 250,000 people have fled their homes"They should know that very soon, they, as individuals not as a party, will be languishing in jail," he said. |
| Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu community have often been targeted by opposition supporters in the Rift Valley, as well as in Nairobi slums and the port town of Mombasa. | Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu community have often been targeted by opposition supporters in the Rift Valley, as well as in Nairobi slums and the port town of Mombasa. |
| One group were burnt to death as they sought shelter in a church but ODM leaders have denied responsibility and called for calm. | One group were burnt to death as they sought shelter in a church but ODM leaders have denied responsibility and called for calm. |
| The ODM accuse police of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy during the protests but the police have said they acted with restraint. | The ODM accuse police of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy during the protests but the police have said they acted with restraint. |
| ODM leader Raila Odinga says he will only meet President Mwai Kibaki to discuss the crisis if the talks are part of international mediation efforts. | ODM leader Raila Odinga says he will only meet President Mwai Kibaki to discuss the crisis if the talks are part of international mediation efforts. |
| So far, Mr Kibaki has rejected this condition. | So far, Mr Kibaki has rejected this condition. |
| The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Nairobi says few are optimistic about what progress will be made. | |
| Mr Odinga wants fresh polls or a recount, while Mr Kibaki says he was rightfully elected. | Mr Odinga wants fresh polls or a recount, while Mr Kibaki says he was rightfully elected. |