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| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in an attempt to boost efforts to end post-election violence. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in an attempt to boost efforts to end post-election violence. |
| Mr Ban will meet opposition leader Raila Odinga. He saw President Mwai Kibaki at a summit on Thursday. | Mr Ban will meet opposition leader Raila Odinga. He saw President Mwai Kibaki at a summit on Thursday. |
| The UN chief's predecessor, Kofi Annan, is expected to resume talks with the two leaders, postponed after an opposition MP was killed. | The UN chief's predecessor, Kofi Annan, is expected to resume talks with the two leaders, postponed after an opposition MP was killed. |
| This led to clashes in some towns, in which police shot dead two protesters. | This led to clashes in some towns, in which police shot dead two protesters. |
| The BBC's Wanyama Chebusiri in the western town of Eldoret says there were running battles overnight between opposition supporters and the police. | The BBC's Wanyama Chebusiri in the western town of Eldoret says there were running battles overnight between opposition supporters and the police. |
| Barbaric acts are being committed, civilian populations are being killed in atrocious ways, with women and children raped Bernard Kouchner Tension after MP shot deadTrapped in a fracturing KenyaSend us your comments Eldoret is where MP David Too was shot dead by a policeman on Thursday, in what police say was a domestic dispute but the opposition say was an assassination. | Barbaric acts are being committed, civilian populations are being killed in atrocious ways, with women and children raped Bernard Kouchner Tension after MP shot deadTrapped in a fracturing KenyaSend us your comments Eldoret is where MP David Too was shot dead by a policeman on Thursday, in what police say was a domestic dispute but the opposition say was an assassination. |
| France has called on the UN Security Council to help stop the violence. | France has called on the UN Security Council to help stop the violence. |
| Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner expressed fear that the country was being allowed to slide into a "deadly ethnic conflict." | Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner expressed fear that the country was being allowed to slide into a "deadly ethnic conflict." |
| More than 850 people have died in political and ethnic violence since the 27 December presidential elections, which the opposition says were rigged. | More than 850 people have died in political and ethnic violence since the 27 December presidential elections, which the opposition says were rigged. |
| 'Special responsibility' | 'Special responsibility' |
| The purpose of the visit was to offer support to Mr Annan's panel and be briefed on the humanitarian crisis, a UN official told Reuters news agency. | The purpose of the visit was to offer support to Mr Annan's panel and be briefed on the humanitarian crisis, a UN official told Reuters news agency. |
| There has been fresh violence in the Rift ValleyAt the AU summit in Ethiopia, Mr Ban urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. | There has been fresh violence in the Rift ValleyAt the AU summit in Ethiopia, Mr Ban urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. |
| "President Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga... have a special responsibility to solve the crisis peacefully," he told delegates. | "President Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga... have a special responsibility to solve the crisis peacefully," he told delegates. |
| And in a statement issued from Paris, Mr Kouchner called on the UN Security Council to act. | And in a statement issued from Paris, Mr Kouchner called on the UN Security Council to act. |
| "In the name of its duty to protect, it must urgently come to the aid of Kenya's population," he said in a statement. | "In the name of its duty to protect, it must urgently come to the aid of Kenya's population," he said in a statement. |
| "Barbaric acts are being committed, civilian populations are being killed in atrocious ways, with women and children raped." | "Barbaric acts are being committed, civilian populations are being killed in atrocious ways, with women and children raped." |
| "We fear that this drift could plunge Kenya into a deadly ethnic conflict." | "We fear that this drift could plunge Kenya into a deadly ethnic conflict." |
| Honey-hunters hit | |
| At the summit, African Union commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare told African leaders that they should get involved in resolving the crisis. | At the summit, African Union commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare told African leaders that they should get involved in resolving the crisis. |
| "We cannot sit here with our hands folded," he said. | "We cannot sit here with our hands folded," he said. |
| "If Kenya burns, there will be nothing for tomorrow." | "If Kenya burns, there will be nothing for tomorrow." |
| In Nairobi, substantive negotiations started for the first time on Thursday but were adjourned after Mr Too was shot dead. | |
| Mr Too was the second MP to be killed, and his death raised fresh tensions in parts of the Rift Valley, the scene of serious violence this month. | |
| As well as the trouble in Eldoret, police fired teargas to disperse protestors in the town of Kisumu, and in the MP's home town of Kericho, buildings were set alight. | As well as the trouble in Eldoret, police fired teargas to disperse protestors in the town of Kisumu, and in the MP's home town of Kericho, buildings were set alight. |
| A small community of honey hunters who live in the mountains overlooking the Rift Valley has also been caught up in the violence. | |
| Some Ogiek houses have been burnt down and many have gone into hiding the forests where they lack food. | |
| "When they are burning Ogiek houses they are saying it is because you voted for the Orange Democratic Movement," Kiplangat Cherugot, who works for a non-governmental organisation in the area, told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | |
| Are you in Kenya? Have you been affected by the violence? Tell us what is happening where you are by using the form below: | Are you in Kenya? Have you been affected by the violence? Tell us what is happening where you are by using the form below: |