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Homes burnt in Kenya poll clashes Curfew after Kenya town 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. The Kenyan police have imposed a curfew after at least 10 people were killed in clashes in the central town of Nakuru.
The latest clashes were in the Rift Valley capital, Nakuru, where eight people have reportedly been killed. Rival gangs of young men battled with machetes, metal bars, bows and arrows, while thick smoke billowed up from burning buildings.
The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time since disputed polls. "Nakuru town has been shut down... hundreds are injured in hospital," Kenya Red Cross head Abbas Gullet said.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan is to hold further talks to try to end the crisis. Some 700 people have been killed in clashes between rival ethnic and political groups since disputed polls.
The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time on Thursday since December's disputed polls.
Revenge
The curfew runs from 1900 local time (1600 GMT) until 0700 (0400 GMT).
Nakuru is capital of the Rift Valley, which has seen some of the worst violence in the past month.
The two rivals have met but not agreed on anything
Thousands of people have fled to the town from other parts of the province.
Some of the latest violence seems to be revenge by members of President Kibaki's Kikuyu community on groups seen as pro-opposition, such as the Kalenjins and Luos.
"We have vowed that for every Kikuyu killed in Eldoret, we shall kill two Kalenjins who are living in Nakuru," said bus conductor Dennis Kariuki, according to Reuters news agency.
But AP news agency reports that some armed men yelled: "Raila is our president. Kikuyus go out of Rift Valley."
'Rooftops'
Former UN chief Kofi Annan has been holding 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.
I can't go back to Kapkenduywa primary school because I will be killed by attackers Kimani Nganga MarugeKenya's oldest school pupil OAP pupil flees violencePress sees long road ahead
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.
I can't go back to Kapkenduywa primary school because I will be killed by attackers Kimani Nganga MarugeKenya's oldest school pupil class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7208564.stm">Press sees long road ahead class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7207524.stm">OAP pupil flees violence Although Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga shook hands on Thursday, 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.
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. On Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a report accusing opposition officials of helping to organise ethnic violence in the Rift Valley region.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.