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| Kenya's rivals 'reach agreement' | Kenya's rivals 'reach agreement' |
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| Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have reached a deal to end Kenya's post-poll crisis, ex-UN head Kofi Annan says. | |
| "We have come to an agreement of a form of coalition government," Mr Annan said after a four-hour meeting with them. | "We have come to an agreement of a form of coalition government," Mr Annan said after a four-hour meeting with them. |
| He said he could not give any further details as the men were going to consult with their political parties. | He said he could not give any further details as the men were going to consult with their political parties. |
| Mr Annan said he expected them to sign a deal later on Thursday, when further details would be announced. | |
| Some 1,500 people died in political violence after Mr Odinga said he was robbed of victory in December's polls. | Some 1,500 people died in political violence after Mr Odinga said he was robbed of victory in December's polls. |
| International observers agreed the vote was flawed. | |
| 'Significant' | |
| Discussions have centred on the creation of the post of prime minister, which would be taken by Mr Odinga, to set up a power-sharing government. | |
| Political violence has ignited rivalry over landEnlarge Image Both sides have previously agreed to create a prime minister but have differed on what powers the new post would have. | |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in the capital, Nairobi, cautions that this is not the first time there a deal has been announced. | |
| But he said that Mr Annan is giving the impression that this is a significant development. | |
| He says it has been an up-and-down negotiating process, which has already lasted more than a month. | |
| Legal challenge | |
| Violence has mostly receded but our correspondent says tensions are still running extremely high. | |
| Local media report that professionals, traders and politicians are currently raising funds to arm groups that would protect their communities in the event of violence when the talks collapse. | |
| A report by the International Crisis Group think-tank published last month said that both government and opposition officials were mobilising youths to carry out fresh attacks. | |
| The post-election violence saw thousands of people targeted because they belonged to ethnic groups seen as either pro-government or pro-opposition. | |
| About 600,000 people have fled their homes and some forced back to their ancestral homelands. | |
| Donor countries have warned they will impose sanctions on any politician seen as blocking a deal - threats condemned by the government. | |
| Meanwhile, a politician has lodged a legal challenge to the ongoing talks, saying they were unconstitutional and do not involve all Kenyans. | |
| Antony Kirori, who vied for a parliamentary seat and lost to Mr Odinga, says any resolution would alter the country's governance structure. |