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 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's president as they prepared for mass protest rallies that raised fears of new violence over last month's disputed election.
Security forces were expected to be out in force Wednesday to guard against unrest with the start of three days of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki. Opposition leader Raila Odinga called the rallies in 42 locations nationwide, despite a government ban.
Similar rallies earlier this month degenerated into violence in the capital, with security forces beating back mobs with water cannons and tear gas. Though braced for violence, Nairobi was calm Wednesday morning with no sign of large crowds gathering and a light rain falling.
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