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| Fighting spreads in western Kenya | Fighting spreads in western Kenya |
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| At least nine people have been killed in western Kenya, reports say, in violence apparently linked to last month's disputed elections. | At least nine people have been killed in western Kenya, reports say, in violence apparently linked to last month's disputed elections. |
| The victims are said to have been beaten, hacked or burned to death by mobs in Naivasha. | The victims are said to have been beaten, hacked or burned to death by mobs in Naivasha. |
| The town is about 60km (37 miles) south of Nakuru, also the scene of recent inter-ethnic fighting. | The town is about 60km (37 miles) south of Nakuru, also the scene of recent inter-ethnic fighting. |
| Former UN chief Kofi Annan has been holding talks to try to end the month-long political deadlock in Kenya. | Former UN chief Kofi Annan has been holding talks to try to end the month-long political deadlock in Kenya. |
| He met opposition leader Raila Odinga in the capital, Nairobi, on Sunday, and called on the two rival parties to nominate officials for further talks. | He met opposition leader Raila Odinga in the capital, Nairobi, on Sunday, and called on the two rival parties to nominate officials for further talks. |
| Mr Annan visited the violence-racked Rift Valley on Saturday, and later said he had seen tragic, heart-wrenching scenes, and "gross and systematic abuse of human rights". | Mr Annan visited the violence-racked Rift Valley on Saturday, and later said he had seen tragic, heart-wrenching scenes, and "gross and systematic abuse of human rights". |
| Mr Odinga accuses his rival, President Mwai Kibaki, of stealing December's presidential election. | Mr Odinga accuses his rival, President Mwai Kibaki, of stealing December's presidential election. |
| Unrest has left at least 750 people dead and about a quarter of a million homeless. | Unrest has left at least 750 people dead and about a quarter of a million homeless. |
| Hacked to death | Hacked to death |
| The fighting in Naivasha is thought to have broken out late on Saturday, descending quickly into sickening brutality, says the BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi. | The fighting in Naivasha is thought to have broken out late on Saturday, descending quickly into sickening brutality, says the BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi. |
| Reports are unclear but at least nine people are said to have been hacked or clubbed to death as they tried to flee mobs with machetes. | Reports are unclear but at least nine people are said to have been hacked or clubbed to death as they tried to flee mobs with machetes. |
| Press despair at crisisIn pictures: Violence spreads | Press despair at crisisIn pictures: Violence spreads |
| In some cases people were locked inside their homes, which the mobs then ignited with petrol. Police said they recovered several charred bodies. | In some cases people were locked inside their homes, which the mobs then ignited with petrol. Police said they recovered several charred bodies. |
| Police tried to disperse youths blocking the main road by firing over their heads. By Sunday afternoon the town was reported to be much calmer. | Police tried to disperse youths blocking the main road by firing over their heads. By Sunday afternoon the town was reported to be much calmer. |
| The mobs appeared to from the Kikuyu tribe of President Kibaki, which bore the brunt of the violence that erupted after the election. | The mobs appeared to from the Kikuyu tribe of President Kibaki, which bore the brunt of the violence that erupted after the election. |
| "We have moved out to revenge the deaths of our brothers and sisters who have been killed, and nothing will stop us," said Anthony Mwangi, hefting a club in Naivasha. | "We have moved out to revenge the deaths of our brothers and sisters who have been killed, and nothing will stop us," said Anthony Mwangi, hefting a club in Naivasha. |
| "For every one Kikuyu killed, we shall avenge their killing with three," he told the Associated Press news agency. | "For every one Kikuyu killed, we shall avenge their killing with three," he told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Some of those fleeing the violence have taken shelter in some of the horticultural farms around Naivasha, on the main road between Nakuru and Nairobi, our correspondent says. | Some of those fleeing the violence have taken shelter in some of the horticultural farms around Naivasha, on the main road between Nakuru and Nairobi, our correspondent says. |
| Residents of Naivasha are joining the growing number of refugees | |
| The area's huge horticulture and flower-growing industry employs more than 20,000 people, and supplies a third of Europe's cut flowers. | The area's huge horticulture and flower-growing industry employs more than 20,000 people, and supplies a third of Europe's cut flowers. |
| Further north, Kenya's fourth biggest city Nakuru has also been the scene of deadly violence between rival Luo and Kikuyu communities. | Further north, Kenya's fourth biggest city Nakuru has also been the scene of deadly violence between rival Luo and Kikuyu communities. |
| Dozens of people are feared to have died since Thursday and scores of people were injured in clashes between fighters armed with machetes, spears and bows and arrows. | Dozens of people are feared to have died since Thursday and scores of people were injured in clashes between fighters armed with machetes, spears and bows and arrows. |
| There were no reports of further fighting from Nakuru on Sunday. But the ruins of torched buildings smouldered, and a reporter for news agency AFP said bodies lay in the city's deserted slums. | There were no reports of further fighting from Nakuru on Sunday. But the ruins of torched buildings smouldered, and a reporter for news agency AFP said bodies lay in the city's deserted slums. |
| Annan call | Annan call |
| Meanwhile, further south in Nairobi, Mr Annan has embarked on a sixth day of talks aimed at mediating a solution to the crisis. | Meanwhile, further south in Nairobi, Mr Annan has embarked on a sixth day of talks aimed at mediating a solution to the crisis. |
| He met Mr Odinga, after meeting Mr Kibaki on Saturday. | He met Mr Odinga, after meeting Mr Kibaki on Saturday. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The best way to defuse the ethnic tension in the country is for politicians from the two divides to preach peace Philip Langat, KenyaSend us your commentsOn Saturday, he visited Eldoret in the Rift Valley, scene of some of the worst post-election violence took place and spoke to refugees living in camps. | HAVE YOUR SAY The best way to defuse the ethnic tension in the country is for politicians from the two divides to preach peace Philip Langat, KenyaSend us your commentsOn Saturday, he visited Eldoret in the Rift Valley, scene of some of the worst post-election violence took place and spoke to refugees living in camps. |
| "We saw gross and systematic abuse of human rights, of fellow citizens and it is essential that the facts be established and those responsible held to account," he said. | "We saw gross and systematic abuse of human rights, of fellow citizens and it is essential that the facts be established and those responsible held to account," he said. |
| Fundamental changes, he added, were needed in Kenya to prevent a repetition of inter-ethnic violence. | Fundamental changes, he added, were needed in Kenya to prevent a repetition of inter-ethnic violence. |
| "We cannot accept that periodically, every five years or so, this sort of incident takes place and no-one is held to account," he said. | "We cannot accept that periodically, every five years or so, this sort of incident takes place and no-one is held to account," he said. |