Rival tribes wielding machetes, clubs and rocks clashed in Kenya’s resort town of Naivasha today, as the death toll from a month of ethnic violence topped the 800 mark.

Ethnic clashes convulsed western Kenya today as gangs fought with crude weapons and set homes ablaze, pushing the death toll from a month of violence over the country’s flawed presidential election to nearly 800.

Kenyan police have killed and wounded dozens of protesters, an international human rights group said today, warning that the opposition call for mass rallies this week raises concerns of new clashes that could lead to more deaths and injuries.