Annan calls for probe into Kenya abuses

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. boss Kofi Annan called for an investigation into "gross and systematic" abuses in Kenya after visiting areas on Saturday that have been hit by post-election violence.

"We saw gross and systematic abuse of human rights ... it is essential the facts be established and those responsible be held to account," Annan told reporters in Nairobi. "The government will have to do whatever it can to increase security."

(Reporting by Nick Tattersall; Writing by Daniel Wallis)