Kenya's Election Debacle

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US pushes for quick peace deal-Power sharing

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [Pictured, left] met ODM leader Raila Odinga and the party's mediation talks team at the US Ambassador's residence on Monday.

Dr Condoleezza Rice [pictured left] meets President Kibaki

Once again US is pushing for quick peace deal. The US has asked President Kibaki and ODM leader Raila Odinga to cede ground and quickly agree on a power-sharing deal to restore stability to the country

Annan in talks with ODM's Pentagon members [Left to Right: Mudavadi,partly hidden,Raila and Balala]

The chief mediator in Kenya’s political crisis Kofi Annan has held another round of talks with President Kibaki and ODM Leader. Both Kibaki and Odinga said they were satisfied with the progress made by the Kofi Annan-led mediation team but wished the talks could be faster.

Grand Coalition?

On course: Chief mediator Kofi Annan at a media briefing on the progress of mediation talks at the Nairobi Serena Hotel last Friday. Parties agree on some issues,talks resume this week.

Why Annan won’t let Kenya go to the dogs.

The progress may be slow, but as the mediation of Kenya’s political crisis entered its third week,

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former UN secretary general Kofi Annan was proving that he is an accomplished negotiator who thrives even as political rivalry and brinkmanship intensifies. Apart from managing to cool the political tempo, having arrived in the country at the height of inter-ethnic violence. Dr Annan has proved to both the protagonists — the Party of National Union and ODM - that he is a negotiator and mediator with extremely geat talent.

alexander

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Sunday, January 6, 2008