STRASBOURG, France, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Thursday the bloc should freeze budgetary aid to Kenya until the crisis over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election is solved.

The European Parliament "asks for the freezing of all further budgetary support to the government of Kenya until a political resolution to the present crisis has been found", the deputies said in a resolution.

Although EU aid to Kenya is limited compared with what it gives poorer African countries, the European Union is one of Nairobi's top donors, providing 290 million euros ($425 million) between 2002 and 2007. A further 383 million euros of EU aid to Kenya is planned for 2008-2013.

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