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Police face riots in west Kenya Gangs on rampage in western Kenya
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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.
Riots were continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru, where dozens of people have been killed in five days of ethnic violence. Riots were continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru in the Rift Valley, where dozens of people have been killed in five days of ethnic violence.
Police arrested 150 people in the towns, accused of murder and arson. In some cases, a few police officers are trying to keep gangs of hundreds apart by firing bullets into the air.
Meanwhile former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who is trying to mediate in the crisis, has called for the army to be deployed. Amid the political impasse a cycle of violence is emerging, warn analysts, of attacks followed by reprisal attacks.
The national death toll since December's polls is now nearly 800. The national death toll since December's polls is now about 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.
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Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and Naivasha, some 60km (37 miles) south.Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and Naivasha, some 60km (37 miles) south.
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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 BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says Naivasha, which witnessed brutal scenes on Sunday, is once again a battleground between rival ethnic communities.
However, police have managed to prevent the situation from getting completely out of control, by firing live rounds over the heads of rioters. Here, many of the attacks are said to have been carried out by Kikuyu clan members in retaliation for earlier attacks.
But heavily armed youths are continuing to threaten each other. In one of Sunday's worst incidents, 19 Luo people were burned to death in a house they sought refuge in, after being chased through a slum by a gang of Kikuyus, police said.
Red Cross workers had been bracing themselves for the grim task of counting the dead from the weekend's violence. Fourteen people were killed overnight.
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. On Monday, there were tense stand-offs in the town between the rival gangs. Outside the Lake Naivasha Country Club hundreds of men from Kikuyu and Luo sides are being kept apart by only a handful of police officers, who are firing live rounds into the air.
Earlier there were riots in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, where two people were reported killed. 'Go home'
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 these Luos to go home," a Kikuyu protester holding a plank of wood told a Reuters reporter in Naivasha.
"We want to show our anger at the killing of our people," Fred Onyango, a demonstrator, told news agency AFP. "They chased and killed our people. Now we want the same thing to happen to them."
But the protests turned violent, with reports of shops and vehicles set ablaze and barricades set up in the streets. The two sides are very far apart at this time Mark Malloch-BrownUK minister for Africa
Political deadlock Earlier there were riots in the western opposition stronghold of Kisumu, as Luos demonstrated against the violence in Nakuru and Naivasha. Two people were reported killed, but calm has now reportedly been restored.
There has also been violence and houses have been burned in Kakamega in western Kenya and Eldoret in the Rift Valley.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. Police say they have arrested 159 people in Naivasha and Nakuru over the past hours, and a further 95 people in Nairobi.
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.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.
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. 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. There is mounting international concern at the spiralling violence.
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. On Monday, European Union foreign ministers urged Kenya's politicians to work to find a solution or risk a cut in EU aid.
While President Kibaki says he is open to talks, he has refused to countenance Mr Odinga's demand for fresh elections.
The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has been trying to mediate a solution between the two sides. After meeting Mr Odinga on Sunday, he was due to meet Mr Kibaki again on Monday.
But the UK's visiting minister for Africa, Mark Malloch-Brown, who met key players in meetings on Monday, said the challenge was great.
"Negotiations are becoming more and more difficult because the level of anger at the two sides is just growing exponentially," he told reporters, according to AP.
"The two sides are very far apart at this time."
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