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Kibaki would accept vote re-run if court rules
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki would accept a re-run of his disputed election if a court orders it, his spokesman said on Friday.
"We would accept even another election, as long as the constitution is followed," Alfred Mutua told Reuters.
"If the courts decide it, we would accept that."
The opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), however, says that courts are packed with Kibaki allies and will merely stall or bog down in legal wrangles any request for a re-count or re-run of the election.
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Mutua said the recent week's turmoil, which has killed more than 300 people, was calming.
"We have seen a reduction in the senseless violence. Things are fine," he said, lamenting the damage to Kenya's reputation, blaming the opposition for whipping up violence and commending the police for "restraint" against protesters.
"People who really want peace don't rape women, they don't burn churches, they don't kill people," he added. "Kenya is not a banana republic. We are not in civil war. We have an opposition and an elected government. There is no vacuum."
(Reporting by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Mary Gabriel)
