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Police are struggling to restore order in western Kenya, amid a recent wave of violence linked to disputed elections.Police are struggling to restore order in western Kenya, amid a recent wave of violence linked to disputed elections.
In the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, there were riots as hundreds protested against attacks on fellow Luo tribe members over the weekend. Riots were continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru, where dozens of people have been killed in five days of ethnic violence.
Meanwhile in Naivasha - the scene of some of the weekend's worst violence - police battled to keep opponents apart. Police arrested 150 people in the towns, accused of murder and arson.
Police have arrested 150 people in the Rift Valley, they say in rioting which has claimed dozens of lives. Meanwhile former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, who is trying to mediate in the crisis, has called for the army to be deployed.
The national death toll since December's polls is now nearly 800.The national death toll since December's polls is now nearly 800.
Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe have been fighting with Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga in the election a month ago.Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe have been fighting with Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga in the election a month ago.
Map showing distribution of main ethnic groups in KenyaMap showing distribution of main ethnic groups in Kenya
Mr Odinga accuses Mr Kibaki of stealing the vote and has refused to recognise the result.Mr Odinga accuses Mr Kibaki of stealing the vote and has refused to recognise the result.
Visiting former UN chief Kofi Annan has told them both they must act quickly to restore calm or face the threat of Kenya descending even further into murder and chaos.
ReprisalsReprisals
Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and - some 60km (37 miles) south along a main road - the town of Naivasha. Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and Naivasha, some 60km (37 miles) south.
EYEWITNESS But before they got out of the house, they met a crowd waiting for them Antony, 35Teacher, Naivasha 'People are killing each other'EYEWITNESS But before they got out of the house, they met a crowd waiting for them Antony, 35Teacher, Naivasha 'People are killing each other'
In many cases the perpetrators were members of President Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe, out to avenge attacks on Kikuyus in the immediate aftermath of the election. The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says Naivasha, which witnessed scenes of depraved brutality on Sunday, is once again a battle ground between rival ethnic communities.
The violence was horrific, reports the BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi. Mobs of youths armed with machetes, clubs and bows and arrows hacked people to death and set fire to buildings with families trapped inside. However, police have managed to prevent the situation from getting completely out of control, by firing live rounds over the heads of rioters.
Kenyan Police Commissioner Hussein Ali denied claims that the police were overwhelmed by rowdy youths in Nakuru and Naivasha at the weekend. But heavily armed youths are continuing to threaten each other.
"The police are in charge and are well prepared to ensure that that calm is restored," Mr Ali told reporters. Red Cross workers had been bracing themselves for the grim task of counting the dead from the weekend's violence.
On Monday, hundreds of Luo demonstrators took to the streets in Kisumu to protest against the weekend's violence. They said they could not establish a proper toll until they had searched the charred remains of burnt houses after a day on which at least 19 people died.
Earlier there were riots in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, where two people were reported killed.
Members of the Luo and Luhya tribes have been targeting Kikuyus in what looks like revenge for what happened in the Rift Valley over the weekend.
"We want to show our anger at the killing of our people," Fred Onyango, a demonstrator, told news agency AFP."We want to show our anger at the killing of our people," Fred Onyango, a demonstrator, told news agency AFP.
But the protests turned violent. Shops and vehicles have been set ablaze and barricades set up in the streets, say accounts from the scene. But the protests turned violent, with reports of shops and vehicles set ablaze and barricades set up in the streets.
Protesters fought running battles with police, who responded by firing into the air. Political deadlock
One man is reported to have been shot and killed. There has also been violence and houses have been burned in Kakamega in western Kenya and Eldoret in the Rift Valley.
In Eldoret, which experienced some of the worst violence immediately after the election result, there are reports that all the major roads leading out of the town have been blocked by protesters.In Eldoret, which experienced some of the worst violence immediately after the election result, there are reports that all the major roads leading out of the town have been blocked by protesters.
In Naivasha, meanwhile, reports suggest police are struggling to keep rival gangs apart and there have been some clashes. Separately, two Germans were hacked to death with machetes at a resort south of Mombasa, in an incident involving a robbery and apparently unconnected with the ethnic violence.
Red Cross workers had been bracing themselves for the grim task of counting the dead in Naivasha.
They said they could not establish a proper toll until they had searched the charred remains of burnt houses after a day on which at least 19 people died.
Deadlock
The UK's Minister for Africa Mark Malloch Brown told the BBC whilst in Nairobi that the situation was "very dangerous now".
"There seems to be much more of an organising hand behind it on all sides," he said.
Mr Annan is due to meet Mr Kibaki again. While Kenya's leader says he is open to talks, he has refused to countenance Mr Odinga's demand for fresh elections.Mr Annan is due to meet Mr Kibaki again. While Kenya's leader says he is open to talks, he has refused to countenance Mr Odinga's demand for fresh elections.
Mr Annan - who on Saturday travelled to the Rift Valley to meet victims of the violence - has been working to try to overcome the political deadlock.Mr Annan - who on Saturday travelled to the Rift Valley to meet victims of the violence - has been working to try to overcome the political deadlock.
He met Mr Odinga on Sunday, and afterwards opposition spokesman Salim Lone said each side had been asked to name three negotiators to participate in talks, which he said would hopefully start "within a week", according to Associated Press.He met Mr Odinga on Sunday, and afterwards opposition spokesman Salim Lone said each side had been asked to name three negotiators to participate in talks, which he said would hopefully start "within a week", according to Associated Press.
Both sides have been sent documents specifying the terms of reference, rules of engagement, and an agenda for talks.
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