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| New effort to end Kenyan violence | |
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| Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan is beginning a fresh attempt to end the chaos in Kenya arising from the disputed presidential election | |
| Mr Annan is due to hold talks with the government and opposition to try to resolve Kenya's political impasse. | Mr Annan is due to hold talks with the government and opposition to try to resolve Kenya's political impasse. |
| The opposition says it will consider calling off election protests resuming on Thursday if Mr Annan asks them to. | |
| Mr Annan says he will insist on a solution for the "sake of Kenya and its people and for the sake of Africa". | |
| His main goal is to establish a dialogue between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga who says his election victory was stolen. | His main goal is to establish a dialogue between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga who says his election victory was stolen. |
| 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. |
| At present the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are holding a large interdenominational prayer meeting for victims of the post election violence in the west of the capital, near the sprawling Kibera slum which was has seen some of Nairobi's worst violence. | At present the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are holding a large interdenominational prayer meeting for victims of the post election violence in the west of the capital, near the sprawling Kibera slum which was has seen some of Nairobi's worst violence. |
| Opposition protest rallies were due to resume on Thursday. | Opposition protest rallies were due to resume on Thursday. |
| "Our official position is that we shall meet Mr Annan this afternoon, and if he asks us to call them off, that is a request that will be seriously considered by the ODM leadership, but as of now the rallies are still on," spokesman Salim Lone told the BBC. | "Our official position is that we shall meet Mr Annan this afternoon, and if he asks us to call them off, that is a request that will be seriously considered by the ODM leadership, but as of now the rallies are still on," spokesman Salim Lone told the BBC. |
| Mr Annan is accompanied in his mission by Graca Michel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. | Mr Annan is accompanied in his mission by Graca Michel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. |
| "I am confident that, in this crucial endeavour, we can count on the will, maturity, resourcefulness and judgment of the leaders," Mr Annan said late on Tuesday. | |
| President Yoweri Museveni of Kenya's neighbour Uganda is also in the country and held talks with President Mwai Kibaki. | President Yoweri Museveni of Kenya's neighbour Uganda is also in the country and held talks with President Mwai Kibaki. |
| ICC complaint | ICC complaint |
| Hospital officials in Kenya say the political violence that followed the poll has brought a big rise in rape. | |
| One UN agency spoke of an opportunistic atmosphere for gangs of men. | |
| On Tuesday, the opposition filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing the government of crimes against humanity. | On Tuesday, the opposition 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. | In the latest violence, four people were hacked to death as at least seven were killed in the Rift Valley. |
| More than 650 people have been killed in protests, while 250,000 more have fled their homes. | More than 650 people have been killed in protests, while 250,000 more have fled their homes. |