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...breakdown in talks was the latest setback for the February 28 deal, which tamped down the violence that followed allegations that Kibaki's Party of National Unity had rigged the December 27 vote. More than 1,200 people were killed and 300,000 displaced in bloodletting that pitted Kenya's various ethnic groups against one another, and threatened a larger tribal...
Kenya's political opposition has suspended talks with President Mwai Kibaki on forming a coalition government, claiming that the Kenyan leader and his allies had no intention of honoring a power-sharing agreement that ended more than a month of bloodshed after disputed December elections. As news of Tuesday's decision spread, protests broke out in the Nairobi slum of Kibera and the western city of Kisumu, both strongholds of opposition leader Raila Odinga. Demonstrators who had chanted "No Raila, no peace" last December this time shouted "No cabinet, no peace...
...blow from the nationwide turmoil sparked by the election dispute. At least 1,000 people were killed in the violence, and on Wednesday, Finance Minister Amos Kimunya said the economy would almost certainly slow down in 2008 because of the crisis. At a gala event to launch the IPO, Kibaki portrayed the offering as a step in the healing process, and urged Kenyans to "take advantage of this investment opportunity and take part in the success story that we have created together...
...sale. "It's just another advantage to the rich, who will keep their millions and millions," says David Mutua, 27, a security guard. Still, the IPO was so popular among ordinary Kenyans that even opposition leader Raila Odinga, who narrowly lost a disputed presidential election to incumbent Mwai Kibaki in December, had to dial back his distaste for the offering. Once he realized that the sale would go ahead, it became obvious that standing in the way would be deeply unpopular among supporters who wanted to invest. "Mr. Odinga has always supported the privatization of Safaricom but has objected...
DIPLOMACY This Place Is Big Enough for Both of Us After claims of election fraud fueled months of ethnic violence in Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have reached a power-sharing agreement. A look at other examples of enemies trying to rule together...