The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Nairobi

Three people were hacked to death in ethnic clashes in Nairobi slums, police said Monday, as mediators prepared a fresh bid to break the deadlock that followed President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.

The three died in the capital's Huruma and Babadogo slums where feuding tribes clashed late into the night, bringing to 48 the number of deaths over the past six days. Police said the fighting and revenge killings raged between members of pro-Kibaki tribes and those supporting opposition chief Raila Odinga, who claims he was robbed of victory in the December 27 presidential polls.