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| Kenya rivals resume peace talks | Kenya rivals resume peace talks |
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| Talks aimed at resolving Kenya's post-election crisis have resumed in the capital Nairobi. | Talks aimed at resolving Kenya's post-election crisis have resumed in the capital Nairobi. |
| Scores of people have been killed in the last two days despite an agreement signed by President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga. | Scores of people have been killed in the last two days despite an agreement signed by President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga. |
| Mr Odinga called on Sunday for foreign peacekeepers, saying he does not trust national security forces. | Mr Odinga called on Sunday for foreign peacekeepers, saying he does not trust national security forces. |
| Weeks of political and ethnic violence have left hundreds dead and driven many thousands from their homes. | Weeks of political and ethnic violence have left hundreds dead and driven many thousands from their homes. |
| Mr Kibaki claimed victory in the presidential vote on 27 December but the opposition says the vote was rigged. | Mr Kibaki claimed victory in the presidential vote on 27 December but the opposition says the vote was rigged. |
| The unrest has blocked many of Kenya's main road and rail links, which are vital for Uganda, South Sudan and the Great Lakes region. | |
| A delegation of Ugandan ministers has travelled to Tanzania, to discuss importing goods via its port of Dar-es-Salaam, instead of Mombasa in Kenya. | |
| South African role | South African role |
| Former UN chief Kofi Annan on Friday brokered a deal between Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga, setting up a framework for the negotiations. | Former UN chief Kofi Annan on Friday brokered a deal between Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga, setting up a framework for the negotiations. |
| But the man he hoped would lead the talks, South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, has been dropped from the mediation panel, because of objections by the Kenyan government. | But the man he hoped would lead the talks, South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, has been dropped from the mediation panel, because of objections by the Kenyan government. |
| We are committed to ending this violence but it will not happen in a day or two or three or a week Opposition official William Ruto | We are committed to ending this violence but it will not happen in a day or two or three or a week Opposition official William Ruto |
| Mr Ramaphosa played a key role for the African National Congress negotiating with South Africa's last minority white government. | Mr Ramaphosa played a key role for the African National Congress negotiating with South Africa's last minority white government. |
| Meanwhile, the former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has appealed for an end to the "totally unacceptable" violence and called on Kenyans to back the talks. | Meanwhile, the former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has appealed for an end to the "totally unacceptable" violence and called on Kenyans to back the talks. |
| "My heart aches for Kenya. Your countrymen and women have suffered greatly," he told the BBC. | "My heart aches for Kenya. Your countrymen and women have suffered greatly," he told the BBC. |
| "It is in your power to stop the violence if you act as one. You have an opportunity now to stand up for peace." | "It is in your power to stop the violence if you act as one. You have an opportunity now to stand up for peace." |
| 'At the brink' | 'At the brink' |
| The discussions are due to last a month and aim to halt the bloodshed within two weeks. | The discussions are due to last a month and aim to halt the bloodshed within two weeks. |
| Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee | Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee |
| The two sides are due to discuss the key allegations of electoral fraud this week. | The two sides are due to discuss the key allegations of electoral fraud this week. |
| Other issues that the two parties agreed to address are the humanitarian situation, the political crisis, and land and historical injustices. | Other issues that the two parties agreed to address are the humanitarian situation, the political crisis, and land and historical injustices. |
| But politicians have rapidly resumed their war of words. | But politicians have rapidly resumed their war of words. |
| A senior colleague of Mr Odinga, William Ruto, told the BBC that without foreign intervention there would be no peace. | A senior colleague of Mr Odinga, William Ruto, told the BBC that without foreign intervention there would be no peace. |
| "We are committed to ending this violence but it will not happen in a day or two or three or a week," he said. | "We are committed to ending this violence but it will not happen in a day or two or three or a week," he said. |
| "You should understand the situation in this country is that we are literally at the brink." | "You should understand the situation in this country is that we are literally at the brink." |
| 'Police misused' | 'Police misused' |
| Mr Odinga called for peacekeepers from the UN or the African Union "because the police have often been misused and we do not have faith in the army to be neutral." | Mr Odinga called for peacekeepers from the UN or the African Union "because the police have often been misused and we do not have faith in the army to be neutral." |
| But Mr Kibaki and his supporters continue to accuse the opposition of fuelling the unrest. | But Mr Kibaki and his supporters continue to accuse the opposition of fuelling the unrest. |
| "This is a politically instigated situation," said information minister Samuel Pergisio. | "This is a politically instigated situation," said information minister Samuel Pergisio. |
| "It is a process that requires these politicians to go back and speak to their people." | "It is a process that requires these politicians to go back and speak to their people." |
| Meanwhile, the violence has continued. | Meanwhile, the violence has continued. |
| On Sunday, pitched battles between youths armed with bows, arrows, machetes and rocks were reported in the west of the country. | On Sunday, pitched battles between youths armed with bows, arrows, machetes and rocks were reported in the west of the country. |
| In Nyanza province, police trailed fighters after they razed more than 100 houses and a primary school, Reuters news agency reported. | In Nyanza province, police trailed fighters after they razed more than 100 houses and a primary school, Reuters news agency reported. |