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| Homes burnt in Kenya poll clashes | Homes burnt in Kenya poll clashes |
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| Dozens of homes have been set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with reports of several deaths as post-election violence continues. | Dozens of homes have been set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with reports of several deaths as post-election violence continues. |
| The latest clashes were in the Rift Valley capital, Nakuru, where eight people have reportedly been killed. | The latest clashes were in the Rift Valley capital, Nakuru, where eight people have reportedly been killed. |
| The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time since disputed polls. | The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time since disputed polls. |
| Former UN chief Kofi Annan is to hold further talks to try to end the crisis. | Former UN chief Kofi Annan is to hold further talks to try to end the crisis. |
| His spokesman said he would be meeting former President Daniel arap Moi, religious leaders and the head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya on Friday. | His spokesman said he would be meeting former President Daniel arap Moi, religious leaders and the head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya on Friday. |
| Mr Annan has no immediate plans to lead further direct talks between the election rivals. | Mr Annan has no immediate plans to lead further direct talks between the election rivals. |
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| Although Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga shook hands, the opposition were angered by the president's statement that he had had been "duly elected", saying he was not committed to meaningful talks. | Although Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga shook hands, the opposition were angered by the president's statement that he had had been "duly elected", saying he was not committed to meaningful talks. |
| But Kenya's Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula appealed to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to give the discussions "a chance". | But Kenya's Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula appealed to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to give the discussions "a chance". |
| "We don't want to conduct negotiations from the rooftops," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "We don't want to conduct negotiations from the rooftops," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
| Mr Odinga's ODM say he was cheated of victory. Violence that has broken out since the election has killed 700 people across the country. | Mr Odinga's ODM say he was cheated of victory. Violence that has broken out since the election has killed 700 people across the country. |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says the symbolism and significance of the two leaders' meeting was enormous, but there is still a great deal of work to be done and compromise required for them to resolve their differences and reach an agreed way forward. | The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says the symbolism and significance of the two leaders' meeting was enormous, but there is still a great deal of work to be done and compromise required for them to resolve their differences and reach an agreed way forward. |
| Violence 'planned' | Violence 'planned' |
| A BBC correspondent in Nakuru says rowdy youths have blocked the entrance to the town and some frightened residents, mostly women and children, are fleeing on foot heading towards the capital, Nairobi. | A BBC correspondent in Nakuru says rowdy youths have blocked the entrance to the town and some frightened residents, mostly women and children, are fleeing on foot heading towards the capital, Nairobi. |
| The two rivals have met but not agreed on anything | The two rivals have met but not agreed on anything |
| Red Cross official Nakuru Bishar Odawa told the BBC Somali Service in that three people had died and 30 were injured in the clashes. | Red Cross official Nakuru Bishar Odawa told the BBC Somali Service in that three people had died and 30 were injured in the clashes. |
| He said sections of the suburbs had been burnt down. | He said sections of the suburbs had been burnt down. |
| The AFP news agency quotes a police source as saying that at least eight people have been killed in Nakuru. | The AFP news agency quotes a police source as saying that at least eight people have been killed in Nakuru. |
| Thousands of people have fled to Nakuru from other parts of the Rift Valley. | Thousands of people have fled to Nakuru from other parts of the Rift Valley. |
| Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe earlier said he could not confirm the reports of deaths in Nakuru but he said two people had been killed in the nearby town of Molo. | Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe earlier said he could not confirm the reports of deaths in Nakuru but he said two people had been killed in the nearby town of Molo. |
| On Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a report accusing opposition officials of helping to organise ethnic violence in the Rift Valley region, in which hundreds of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu community were deliberately targeted and killed. | On Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a report accusing opposition officials of helping to organise ethnic violence in the Rift Valley region, in which hundreds of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu community were deliberately targeted and killed. |
| ODM spokesman Salim Lone said HRW should provide concrete evidence before jeopardising mediation efforts. The party has denied previous accusations of ethnic cleansing. | ODM spokesman Salim Lone said HRW should provide concrete evidence before jeopardising mediation efforts. The party has denied previous accusations of ethnic cleansing. |
| "Raila Odinga has repeatedly condemned the killings," he told the BBC. | "Raila Odinga has repeatedly condemned the killings," he told the BBC. |
| The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes. | The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes. |