CNN and The Guardian, like many news agencies, are reporting that scores have died from clashes and protests in Kenya. For those wanting to learn more about pre-election events, The Guardian also has a good Special Report. The reporting from the New York Times in Kenya is horrible, so best to look for other sources.

Ominously, Kenya Pundit’s main page seems to be down, but this could be an ISP problem. I can still access her posts through her feed, and through the specific Kenya category page. She reports:

Bitange Ndemo said that news media can broadcast news it just has to be delayed because the Government doesn’t have the technology to censor live broadcasts if there is inciteful information being broadcast.

At least 46 people killed in Kisumu, 20 injured. Running battles still going on. 7 people dead in Mombasa; 40 people dead in Eldoret; At least 36 dead in Nairobi. GSU heavily guarding city mortuary probably to prevent real death toll from being known. 4 people killed in skirmishes between Mungiki and ODM supporters on Ngong Road

It’s very difficult to tell rumor from fact. Wanjuguna is posting government and television announcements that attempt to put to rest some of the rumors, as well as Kibaki’s acceptance speech.

Both Wanjuguna and Kenya Pundit report that the US government has endorsed Kibaki. I can verify this from actual news agencies. From Kenya Pundit

The U.S. endorsement of the government is out of self-interest. Nothing surprising there. They’ve made a calculation — the fracas will die down and the ‘baks [Kibaki’s people] will be the guy to do business with.

Such an endorsement would be disturbing and disappoiting, especially since CNN reports that the UK and EU suspect fraud.

The result was immediately called into question, however, with election observers from the European Union saying they had doubts about the legitimacy of the count.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in a statement Sunday that Britain had “real concerns at the irregularities reported by the EU observers and others.”

One international observer, who did not wish to be identified, told CNN that the vote count was “clearly cooked.”

Blogging from Kenya, Gerald Baraza suggests that the Head of the Armed Forces in Kenya has been fired by Kibaki while the Police Commissioner has resigned in protest. With the Raila arrest rumor apparently just that, I think we need to be cautious about such claims.

Baraza, who has been talking armed onflict for several days, suggests a people’s revolution is at hand. I hope he advocates a peaceful one.

From White African, Why the Internet Matters in Africa. Among other things, some tips on how to keep the information coming in:

Phone cards are in short supply, so people are using Sambaza to top up their mobile phone minutes. (Kenyan Pundit)

No one was able to get to the cyber cafes in Kenya to get on the chat, so David at the Mashada forums is working to create a way to post to them via mobile phones.

He suggests further reading: Downloadable news and pictures from WIR Media.