Police are struggling to restore order in western Kenya, amid a recent wave of violence linked to disputed elections, BBC online reports Monday.
Riots were continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru, where dozens of people have been killed in five days of ethnic violence. Police arrested 150 people in the towns, accused of murder and arson.
Meanwhile former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who is trying to mediate in the crisis, has called for the army to be deployed. The national death toll since Decembers polls is now nearly 800.
Members of President Mwai Kibakis Kikuyu tribe have been fighting with Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga in the election a month ago. Mr Odinga accuses Mr Kibaki of stealing the vote and has refused to recognise the result.
Much of the weekends violence centred on Nakuru, Kenyas fourth largest city, and Naivasha, some 60 km south.
