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Hundreds of people have been killed in tribal violence that has rocked Kenya since its disputed election on Sunday. For the latest developments, Farai Chideya talks with Alicia Ryu, East Africa Bureau Chief for Voice of America, based in Nairobi.

As the death toll mounts in Kenya following a disputed election, a history teacher in McLean, Va., fears for his family back home in the Kibera slum. Ken Okoth helps them get to safety in Tanzania. Now he worries about children from an orphanage he runs.

Sunday's presidential election in Kenya is causing tensions between the country's two largest ethnic groups. NPR's Gwen Tompkins in Eldoret, Kenya, discusses the disputed results.

The international community calls for an end to violence that has killed at least 250 people. The killing of as many as 50 ethnic Kikuyus as they sheltered in a church in the city of Eldoret fuels concern that ethnic conflicts are deepening in the east African nation.

Kenya's disputed presidential election triggers an explosion of violence that has killed more than 275 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church. President Mwai Kibaki, newly inaugurated for a second term, calls for a meeting with his political opponents.

Amid continued post-election violence in Kenya, at least 50 people are killed when a mob sets fire to a church west of the capital, Nairobi. Opponents to re-elected President Mwai Kibaki, who was sworn in Sunday, say the vote was rigged.

Violence is growing in Kenya, as crowds of people take to the streets to protest the surprise re-election of President Mwai Kibaki. Many claim the election was rigged.

Up to 50 people are dead after a mob torched a Kenyan church in a fourth day of ethnic violence that erupted after the disputed presidential election.

Kenyan police battle crowds of protesters, as opponents of President Mwai Kibaki take to the streets to decry the Kikuyu leader's allegedly fraudulent re-election.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki takes the oath of office for a second term amid protests. Kibaki claims a dramatic, come-from-behind victory over challenger Raila Odinga in the tightest presidential race in Kenya's history. Fewer than 300,000 votes separated the two candidates.