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| Gangs on rampage in western 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 in the Rift Valley, 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. |
| In some cases, a few police officers are trying to keep gangs of hundreds apart by firing bullets into the air. | In some cases, a few police officers are trying to keep gangs of hundreds apart by firing bullets into the air. |
| Amid the political impasse a cycle of violence is emerging, warn analysts, of attacks followed by reprisal attacks. | 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 about 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 Kenya | Map 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. |
| Reprisals | Reprisals |
| 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. |
| EYEWITNESS But before they got out of the house, they met a crowd waiting for them Antony, 35Teacher, Naivasha 'People are killing each other'Send us your commentsGeographic and political Rift | EYEWITNESS But before they got out of the house, they met a crowd waiting for them Antony, 35Teacher, Naivasha 'People are killing each other'Send us your commentsGeographic and political Rift |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says Naivasha, which witnessed brutal scenes on Sunday, is once again a battleground 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. |
| Here, many of the attacks are said to have been carried out by Kikuyu clan members in retaliation for earlier attacks. | Here, many of the attacks are said to have been carried out by Kikuyu clan members in retaliation for earlier attacks. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Fourteen people were killed overnight. | Fourteen people were killed overnight. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Go home' | 'Go home' |
| "We want these Luos to go home," a Kikuyu protester holding a plank of wood told a Reuters reporter in Naivasha. | "We want these Luos to go home," a Kikuyu protester holding a plank of wood told a Reuters reporter in Naivasha. |
| "They chased and killed our people. Now we want the same thing to happen to them." | "They chased and killed our people. Now we want the same thing to happen to them." |
| The two sides are very far apart at this time Mark Malloch-BrownUK minister for Africa | The two sides are very far apart at this time Mark Malloch-BrownUK minister for Africa |
| 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 was later 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. |
| Police say they have arrested 159 people in Naivasha and Nakuru over the past hours, and a further 95 people in Nairobi. | 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. |
| Political deadlock | Political deadlock |
| There is mounting international concern at the spiralling violence. | There is mounting international concern at the spiralling violence. |
| On Monday, European Union foreign ministers urged Kenya's politicians to work to find a solution or risk a cut in EU aid. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "The two sides are very far apart at this time." |
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