Kenyan police disperse protesters

Jan. 17 - Kenyan police and opposition backers in Nairobi's slums clash on a second day of protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.

The government blames the opposition for perpetrating the violence and says the threats from donors to cut aid are meaningless.

Kenyan police and opposition backers clash in a second day of protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.

Riot police fired tear-gas at hundreds of supporters of opposition challenger Raila Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) coalition, blocking roads with burning barricades in Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum.

Police faced off with hundreds of demonstrators in Kibera, one of the flashpoints during nearly three weeks of violence that has convulsed the east African nation.

Police have banned the rallies called by Odinga, who says Kibaki stole the December 27 election. The government in turn accuses his side of rigging votes and of protesting instead of using legal options to challenge the result.