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Tension after Kenyan MP shot dead | |
(30 minutes later) | |
People are fleeing the western Kenyan town of Eldoret after an opposition MP was shot dead by a traffic policeman in disputed circumstances. | |
The police say that David Too was killed in a domestic dispute unrelated to the political crisis but the opposition call it an "assassination". | |
A local police official says that Mr Too was having an affair with the wife of the policeman, who shot them both. | |
Reports say that angry crowds have marched on the police station. | |
Officers dispersed them by firing shots into the air, reports the AP news agency. | |
Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu community have been fleeing the Rift Valley town, seen as an opposition stronghold. | |
All that remains for one Kenyan school after being attackedIn pictures Shops and businesses have closed in case of looting. | |
An opposition MP was also killed on Tuesday, sparking violence in Nairobi slums. | |
"The second killing of an MP belonging to Orange Democratic Movement is part of a plot to reduce our majority in parliament," ODM leader Raila Odinga told the AFP news agency. | |
More than 850 people have been killed since the disputed presidential poll. | 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. | Another 250,000 have fled their homes in what used to be one of East Africa's most stable countries. |
The Rift Valley has seen some of the worst violence since the 27 December election. | 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. | On Wednesday, the top US official for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, said there had been "ethnic cleansing" in the region. |