Kenya Braces for Banned March… Death Toll Reaches 300+

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3 January 2008 CNN

Member of Kenyan security forces patrols as fire guts a slum dwelling in Mathare, NairobiMember of Kenyan security forces patrols as fire guts a slum dwelling in Mathare, NairobiArial view of burnt homes outside of town of Burnt Forest near Eldoret 4 Jan 08Arial view of burnt homes outside of town of Burnt Forest near Eldoret 4 Jan 08

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Ondinga vowed to go ahead with a banned "million man" protest rally in Nairobi

The political and ethnic violence sweeping Kenya has already left as many as 300 people dead and displaced 100,000, according to humanitarian groups.