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| An opposition MP has been killed in Kenya, as violence continues over last month's disputed election. | An opposition MP has been killed in Kenya, as violence continues over last month's disputed election. |
| David Too was shot dead by a traffic policeman in the western town of Eldoret, said a spokesman for his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). | |
| He is the second ODM MP to be killed this week. The shooting of Mugabe Were in Nairobi sparked violent clashes in slums seen as opposition strongholds. | He is the second ODM MP to be killed this week. The shooting of Mugabe Were in Nairobi sparked violent clashes in slums seen as opposition strongholds. |
| More than 850 people have been killed since the disputed presidential poll. | |
| Another 250,000 have fled their homes in what used to be one of East Africa's most stable countries. | |
| ODM spokesman Henry Kosgie said Mr Too was killed at a roadblock as he drove from Nairobi to Eldoret in the Rift Valley. | |
| The Rift Valley has seen some of the worst violence since the 27 December election. | |
| On Wednesday, the top US official for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, said there had been "ethnic cleansing" in the region. |