Kenya opposition urges AU peacekeepers to end violence

Kenya’s opposition leader today called for international peacekeepers to help restore calm in a country once considered one of the most stable on the continent, as weeks of violence linked to the disputed presidential election gathered frightening momentum.

In western Kenya, the epicentre of some of the worst bloodshed since the December 27 vote, gangs with machetes and bows and arrows faced off and black smoke billowed from torched homes.