ETHNIC KILLINGS
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had "evidence that ODM politicians and local leaders actively fomented some post-election violence", in the Rift Valley.
"Opposition leaders are right to challenge Kenya's rigged presidential poll, but they can't use it as an excuse for targeting ethnic groups," HRW's Georgette Gagnon said.
The Rift has seen some of the worst violence in the crisis, including the burning of 30 members of Kibaki's Kikuyu ethnic group in a church by members of the Kalenjin tribe.
HRW said at least 400 had been killed in ethnic clashes there, and that ODM mobilisers and local elders urged Kalenjins "to contribute money toward the purchase of automatic weapons".
It quoted Kalenjin sources who said plans were still in place to attack camps of displaced Kikuyus and thus-far intact Kikuyu areas. It urged police to step up protection.
The violence has shattered Kenya's image as a stable, democratic country with the region's strongest economy. Its core tourism industry has seen mass cancellations and its shilling currency hit an 18-month low on Wednesday.
ODM said it has no faith in Kenya's courts and especially the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), internationally criticised for its handling of the vote counting.
The ECK's December 30 announcement that Kibaki won amid claims of rigging on both sides inflamed parts of the country already tense or breaking out in violence over the delayed tallying.
The ECK in a newspaper advertisement on Thursday shot back at accusers, saying media had incorrectly quoted Chairman Samuel Kivuitu as saying "I don't know" when asked if Kibaki won.
"The actual question posed ... was 'do you believe that Mwai Kibaki fairly won the election? ... the media has deliberately distorted this question to remove the word fairly to create the impression that ECK is uncertain as to who won," the ad says.
