Helmeted riot police fired tear gas in downtown Nairobi Wednesday to disperse opposition supporters on the first of three days of nationwide rallies to protest last month's disputed election.
One man was killed in the western town of Kisumu, the Daily Nation newspaper reported on its Web site, and in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, at least three people were reportedly hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
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