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January 27, 2008

At Least 50 Dead in Latest Kenya Clashes, Annan Meets Odinga
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1B0FF44:A6F02AD83191E1602CF46E6CBA58F99270AD7039DCD7B7E4& Opposition leader
Odinga and his supporters accuse President Mwai Kibaki of stealing the
December 27 election





Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki with former UN Secretary-General, Kofi
Annan, at State House Nairobi,26 Jan 2008

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met again with Kenya's main
opposition leader Raila Odinga Sunday, as the death toll from the
latest ethnic clashes in the western Rift Valley climbed to 50.

At least nine people were killed in the city of Naivasha today, and at
least 40 have been killed in and around the city of Nakuru since
fighting broke out there on Thursday.

Local media report that tribal fighters in the Rift Valley are
attacking each other with bows and arrows and machetes.

Mr. Annan said after visiting the Rift Valley region Saturday that
last month's disputed presidential election had resulted in "gross and
systematic" human rights abuses.

Mr. Odinga and his supporters accuse President Mwai Kibaki of stealing
the December 27 election.  Kenya has since endured nearly a month of
violence, much of it involving clashes between Mr. Odinga's Luo tribe
and the president's Kikuyu trube.

Mr. Annan is attempting to broker a deal that will resolve the
political dispute and end the violence.

The ongoing clashes have killed more than 700 people and displaced at
least a quarter of a million.

Mr. Annan brought President Kibaki and Mr. Odinga together for their
first face-to-face discussions since the disputed election.  Both
sides later accused the other of seeking to undermine the talks.



Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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