The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan is holding talks between Kenya feuding parties, in order to solution the political crises that has been going on for weeks now. The African statesman has a hard job resolving bitter rivalry between the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition group leader Raila Odinga over the disputed poll that plunged Kenya into chaos and ethnic bloodshed. Annan told reporters “we are determined to work with the parties to find a solution as quickly as possible.” “We want to determine by tomorrow how quickly the parties want to work with us” he also stated while in the company of his two fellow mediators Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania, and Graca Machel, the wife of Nelson Mandela. Clashes between the supporters of these political figures have caused ethnic unrest and a brutal crackdown by security forces the combination has killed over 650 people within the past month. Odinga says the dec 27th poll that turned Kibaki to power was fraudulent. Odinga supporters have taken to the streets targeting mostly Kibakis tribe the Kikuyu. Odinga and Kibaki have so far refused tp talk to each other despite pressure from western powers.
(by Gilllian)
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