Word: kibaki
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...took an unprecedented concert of international diplomatic pressure, united behind former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to force Kenya back from the precipice. In a power-sharing deal, opposition leader Raila Odinga will now serve as Prime Minister while the incumbent President Mwai Kibaki will remain in that post. All of Africa and Kenya's friends abroad breathed a sigh of relief when the deal was signed...
...important to understand the forces underlying it - to recognize that Kenya's near-death experience was caused not by ethnicity alone, but by its toxic mix with politics. Because Kenya's constitution vests disproportionate powers in the presidency, the ethnic group to which a President belongs - in Kibaki's case, the Kikuyu - has typically been seen as the beneficiary of unequal access to justice and economic opportunity. Combine this with a corrupt political élite given to extravagant displays of consumption, and it is no wonder that powerful resentments have built up in Kenyan society, not least among...
December's election saw incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, who belongs to the Kikuyu tribe, defeat opposition leader Raila Odinga, a Luo, in a contest that opposition supporters said was rigged. Kenyans, who often vote along tribal lines, then found themselves caught in ethnic clashes marked by swinging machetes, soaring stones and flying arrows that have left hundreds dead. Hospitals and morgues saw instance after instance of victims with arrows lodged in their heads and chests. A peace deal was struck Thursday between Kibaki and Odinga, establishing a coalition government. But some Kenyans fear the violence is not yet over, blaming...
...road to peace, however, remains murky. The power-sharing agreement establishes the post of Prime Minister for Odinga, while Kibaki will remain president. The Prime Minister post will be an executive position that will coordinate and oversee the functions and affairs of the government. Both parties share the duties of appointing deputy prime ministers and cabinet ministers...
...Kibaki's negotiating team had repeatedly been accused by the opposition of deliberately delaying the talks in order to hold on to power. But the President today pledged to push the coalition deal into law. Odinga echoed his sentiments, saying, "On our side, we are determined to ensure that this agreement succeeds. We have begun a journey and this journey we will walk together." For the first time since December 27's elections, he referred to Kibaki as "the President...