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Post-Election Rioting Kills 124 in Kenya

Protesters, and EU election monitors, dispute Kibaki's 'win'

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2007 7:23 AM CST
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(Newser) – At least 124 have died in rioting that escalated across Kenya today in anger over president Mwai Kibaki's  disputed re-election victory. Police fired live ammunition at protesters, who threw stones, wielded machetes and burned cars and buses. Supporters of opposition candidate Ralia Odinga, who led in the vote count until the last minute, say Kibaki rigged the election, and EU election observers also threw doubt on the results, Reuters reports.

The EU's chief observer said monitors in one district saw a last-minute increase of  25,000 votes for Kibaki over the tally they had certified, and refused to declare the election free and fair. But the US, which cooperates with the Kibaki government on anti-terror measures, supported the election commission's ruling and congratulated Kibaki on his re-election, the Guardian reports.

Orange Democratic Movement supporters attack a bus that they burned, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday, accusing him of fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked widespread violence and fears of rigging....
Orange Democratic Movement supporters attack a bus that they burned, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to...   (Associated Press)
Orange Democratic Movement supporters scream at riot police, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday, accusing him of fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked widespread violence and fears of rigging. (AP Photo/Karel...
Orange Democratic Movement supporters scream at riot police, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede...   (Associated Press)
Debris lie scattered after supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement destroyed kiosks in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Police fired tear gas into Nairobi's sprawling slum and the opposition planned more protests Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after an election marred by...
Debris lie scattered after supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement destroyed kiosks in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Police fired tear gas into Nairobi's sprawling...   (Associated Press)
A Kenyan woman holds a Bible as she prays for peace in front of riot police, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday, accusing him of fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked...
A Kenyan woman holds a Bible as she prays for peace in front of riot police, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki...   (Associated Press)
An armed Kenyan policeman stands as supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga barricade a road leading to city center, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 31. Police fired tear gas into Nairobi's sprawling slum and the opposition planned more protests Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after an election...
An armed Kenyan policeman stands as supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga barricade a road leading to city center, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec. 31. Police fired tear gas into Nairobi's sprawling...   (Associated Press)
Kenyan riot police run bast burning barricades, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 during riots in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition declared victory Saturday in the presidential election on the basis of partial results, but authorities cautioned that not all votes had been counted and appealed for patience. Tensions over...
Kenyan riot police run bast burning barricades, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 during riots in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Kenya's opposition declared victory Saturday in the presidential election on the basis...   (Associated Press)
A nurse attends to Alex Vusisa 26 years, in Masaba Hospital,Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec 31, 2007, after he was operated on to remove a bullet from his stomach when he was shot in Kibera slums. Kenya's opposition leader compared President Mwai Kibaki to a military dictator Monday as a...
A nurse attends to Alex Vusisa 26 years, in Masaba Hospital,Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Dec 31, 2007, after he was operated on to remove a bullet from his stomach when he was shot in Kibera slums. Kenya's...   (Associated Press)
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