In Kenya, police have blocked a rally disputing last week’s election for the second day in a row. Thousands of police are massed around the capital Nairobi to prevent opposition members from demonstrating. More than 300 people have been killed and 70,000 displaced since President Mwai Kibaki beat out challenger Raila Odinga. The opposition has alleged fraud after initial results showed Odinga well ahead. William Ruto of Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement vowed continued protests.

William Ruto: “We do not want confrontation, we do not want violence, we do not want destruction of property. That’s why we are peacefully dispersing now, but we are telling the commissioner of police that we will be back on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, at Uhuru Park.”

Meanwhile, the South African anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu has arrived in Kenya to help mediate a solution to the crisis.

Desmond Tutu: “We believe, as so many people believe, that the carnage, the killing, the violence, these will not end until the people see the two major leaders come together.”