Kenyan Opposition Seeks New Vote… Cities Calming

4 Jan 2008 Time

An Odinga supporter displays a sign during a march in Kisumu, Kenya

Kenya's ODM party called for a new presidential election to settle a dispute over the vote.

Anyang Nyongo, secretary-general of the Orange Democratic Movement, said the country should ready "for a new election of the president." "This is about a democracy and justice," Nyongo said. "We shall continue to defend and promote the right of Kenyans so that the democratic process should be fulfilled."

In Mombasa, police scattered 1,500 protesters who were shouting "Kibaki has stolen our vote!" There were no immediate reports of injuries.

In Nairobi, supporters of opposition candidate Raila Odinga vowed that street protests that shook Nairobi a day earlier would continue, but by midday there no signs of a mass protest brewing. Small groups of protesters were gathering on street corners in the slums, though, saying they were preparing for a rally.