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| Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses' | |
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| Former UN head Kofi Annan has condemned "gross and systematic abuses of human rights" in Kenya, after a visit to violence-hit parts of the country. | |
| Mr Annan said conflict may have been triggered by disputed elections, but it had evolved into "something else". | |
| The facts had to be established and those responsible held to account, Mr Annan said. | |
| On Saturday, police brought 16 badly burnt bodies to the mortuary in Nakuru, the capital of Rift Valley province. | On Saturday, police brought 16 badly burnt bodies to the mortuary in Nakuru, the capital of Rift Valley province. |
| Mr Annan - in Kenya to mediate attempts for a political solution - was flown over Nakuru on Saturday as part of a tour that also included visits to Eldoret and Molo district. | |
| class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7210310.stm">Inter-ethnic strife in Nakuru class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7209760.stm">In pictures: Nakuru violence class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7208564.stm">Press sees long road ahead | |
| Hospital staff in Nakuru said they had received the bodies of nine more people, hacked by machetes or killed by arrows. | |
| Earlier the authorities had imposed an overnight curfew across the city in the wake of renewed inter-ethnic conflict. | |
| Rival gangs of young men battled with machetes, metal bars, bows and arrows, while thick smoke billowed up from burning buildings. | Rival gangs of young men battled with machetes, metal bars, bows and arrows, while thick smoke billowed up from burning buildings. |
| The violence came despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time on Thursday since December's disputed polls. | The violence came despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time on Thursday since December's disputed polls. |
| Burnt forests | Burnt forests |
| Mr Annan set off from Nairobi shortly after first light on Saturday to see for himself some of the destruction and human misery caused by more than three weeks of violence. | Mr Annan set off from Nairobi shortly after first light on Saturday to see for himself some of the destruction and human misery caused by more than three weeks of violence. |
| On Friday Mr Annan held talks with religious leaders | On Friday Mr Annan held talks with religious leaders |
| He visited some of the thousands of people in Eldoret whose homes have been destroyed or who moved to the town to try to find shelter. | |
| The former UN chief also boarded a helicopter to fly to Molo district where many have been killed. A statement said Mr Annan was surprised by the extent of the destruction. | |
| Tanzania's former President, Benjamin Mkapa, travelling with Mr Annan, said: "The political crisis in the country [has caused] a state of agony and despair. We console the people." | |
| On Friday Mr Annan held talks with Kenyan election officials and religious leaders in Nairobi. | On Friday Mr Annan held talks with Kenyan election officials and religious leaders in Nairobi. |
| He said he had "pleaded with the religious leaders to use their leadership, their churches and mosques, to encourage the people to get involved, to work with the leaders for peace. | He said he had "pleaded with the religious leaders to use their leadership, their churches and mosques, to encourage the people to get involved, to work with the leaders for peace. |
| "The leaders may not be able to do it alone. We all need to play our part." | "The leaders may not be able to do it alone. We all need to play our part." |
| Barricade | Barricade |
| Nakuru is said to be relatively quiet following the overnight curfew. But there has been sporadic gunfire in the city on Saturday. | |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott says that some protesters erected a barricade across the main road and many homes have been burnt in the town. | |
| Hundreds of people have sought refuge in churches or friends' homes. | Hundreds of people have sought refuge in churches or friends' homes. |
| There are also reports of truckloads of many young men being moved overnight to a village on the outskirts of the town. | There are also reports of truckloads of many young men being moved overnight to a village on the outskirts of the town. |
| The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes. Mr Odinga says he was robbed of the presidency. | The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes. Mr Odinga says he was robbed of the presidency. |
| Are you in Kenya? Are you affected by the curfew? Send us your comments and experiences by filling out the form below. | Are you in Kenya? Are you affected by the curfew? Send us your comments and experiences by filling out the form below. |