Kenya independent
vote probe call
Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako has called for an independent investigation into vote results that led to President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
Mr Wako said on national television that "a proper tally of the valid certificates returned and confirmed should be undertaken immediately".
It came as police fired water cannon and tear gas at protesters in Nairobi. More than 300 people have been killed and at least 70,000 driven from their homes across Kenya since Sunday.
The violence was triggered by claims of vote rigging in the 27 December presidential election. Police dispersed opposition supporters on Thursday as they tried to hold a banned rally in the Kenyan capital.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has claimed its leader Raila Odinga is the "people's president" and the true winner of last week's poll.
Samuel Kivuitu, head of Kenya's election commission, told the BBC on Wednesday he could not say for sure if Mr Kibaki had won the poll fairly.
BBC News 12:25 GMT
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