Kenyans protest anti-opposition remarks

Demonstrations erupted in Kenya's largest slum in Nairobi's Kibera on Tuesday over footage appearing to show a pro-government legislator saying top opposition leader Raila Odinga can be assassinated.

Kibera, an opposition stronghold, witnessed the protests, with supporters of Odinga burning tyres and wooden sticks.

Analysts say the remarks reflect long-simmering tribal tensions that are heating up again, eight years after they exploded into violence that left more than 1 000 people dead in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election. Kenya is holding general elections next year.

A mock coffin marked with the name of the legislator, Moses Kuria, was burned during Tuesday's protests, said the head of the Orange Democratic Party in Kibera slum, Sam Ochieng. Odinga is the party's leader.