Kenyan violence toll hits 124
News24.com, South Africa - December 31, 2007
An eruption of fresh violence triggered by Kenya's disputed presidential ballot left more than 100 dead on Monday, after defeated opposition candidate Raila Odinga rejected Mwai Kibaki's re-election.
Further clashes were feared as Odinga planned to hold his own alternative inauguration at a mass rally later on Monday, a day after Kibaki was officially sworn in for a second term despite widespread allegations of vote-rigging.
At least 64 people were killed overnight in western Kenya in fresh outbreaks of tribal violence and clashes between police, looters and opposition activists.
Separate clashes in the capital, Nairobi, claimed a further 40 lives, said police.
Kenya bans all live broadcasts
At least 124 people had now been killed since Thursday's elections, which had left one of Africa's more stable teetering on the brink of turmoil.
The government had enforced a ban on live television broadcasts related to the election in what it said was an effort to contain the violence ...