Protesters from Kibera slum gather in the streets to light fire to campaign posters of president Mwai Kibaki. Below their hands, a mangled dummy of Kibaki lies on the ground, stomped and torched, pieced together from scraps of clothing and newspaper.

A "shortage of rubber bullets" was declared the reason why live ammunition was used to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi streets. Despite news briefings for non-aggressive police action, the rising death toll reflects questionable methods from the General Service Unit. Two weeks into the conflict an independent journalist caught on video footage a GSU soldier firing live ammunition into a crowd at point blank range, killing one and injuring another.

A protester leads the way for ODM supporters against GSU resistance outside Kibera slum in Nairobi. The protesters attempt to reach Ngong road, a main highway leading from Kibera into the city center. Though they face heavy resistance, the protesters intend to participate in the "Million Man March" scheduled by the Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga to express dissatisfaction of PNU candidate Mwai Kibaki and support for their opposition leader, Odinga.

Protesters fill the streets of Nairobi with stones, metal, and wood to obstruct traffic flow and halt normalcy.

Flames fill the streets where ODM supporters block roads with flaming piles of wood and tires.

In the city center, protests continue as mobs of ODM supporters gather to march in the streets. The demonstrators are quickly dispersed by GSU soldiers, only to reconvene in other sections of town.

Protesters in Kibera slum, Nairobi.

The charred remains of a makeshift roadblock near Kibera. Moments before, GSU soldiers filled the air with tear gas and live rounds, dispersing a crowd of hundreds and pushing them back into the slum. One demonstrator refused to retreat. Sitting on the sidewalk with his arms outstretched. He chants, alone, "Why?"

A frustrated demonstrator from Kibera.

Demonstrators tearing and burning political advertisements of president Mwai Kibaki before tear gas and gunfire cause retreat.

GSU soldiers look on toward demonstrators, awaiting orders as tear gas is shot into the crowd. The General Service Unit is a paramilitary wing of the Kenya Military and Police, consisting of highly trained police officers and special forces soldiers. The GSU is used primarily for politically sensitive missions.

A road leading to the main highway, blocked by demonstrators.

Protesters less than 100 meters away from Ngong road attempt to charge through the last obstructing GSU force before the main highway. The soldiers prepare to disperse the crowd.

A GSU soldier.

Soldiers attempt to disperse an approaching mob.

In the city center, raids from the General Service Unit disperse crowds of demonstrators and destroy the goods and displays of innocent sidewalk merchants. Sellers scatter and hit the ground. A woman cowers for shelter, clutching the sheets of her display stand and pulling it over her hed.

A pedestrian, moments after GSU soldiers tear through a section of sidewalk vendors.

GSU soldier, downtown Nairobi.

5:00 pm - December 30, 2007 - Less than half an hour after president Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a second term, the streets of Kibera are filled with smoke and the sounds of rioters. Burning and looting ensue throughout the slums. Locals living on the edge of the Kibera look back as they flea in fear.

Kibera residents stand on rooftops of corrugated metal, peering over the shanties toward a growing mob. Shops and homes from president Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe burn throughout the slum.

Kibera, Nairobi.

An Orange Democratic Movement supporter mourns the loss of his democratic right. The political advertisement bears the portrait of ODM leader, Raila Odinga.

GSU soldiers clear away burning tires from city streets.

Protests in Kibera, Nairobi. One demonstrator uses the back of a Telkom cell phone ad to express his disgust.

Demonstrations in Kibera, Nairobi.

Mourning.

Peaceful protesters waive white flags and proclaim peace as they march toward GSU brigades.

Protester in Kibera, Nairobi.

GSU soldiers await orders.

A brigade of 25-30 GSU soldiers march through a section of Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, to quell rioters and disperse crowds.

An innocent man is beaten as GSU soldiers pass by, having noticed a gun under this man's vehicle.

Refugees of various tribes await food and supplies in the Nakuru showground, Nairobi.

After two days of waiting, refugees camped near the Kibera DO's office receive relief from the Red Cross. A truck drops a supply of food to the hundreds of displaced people camping in grass fields. This child cries immediately after four older boys steal half of his bread loaf.

Political advertisements for the opposition party Orange Democratic Movement scatter a concrete hut near the DO's office in Kibera. Youths look on as the crowds of displaced below wait for food and supplies that would not come until the following day.