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| Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to form a government of national unity, an official statement said. | Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to form a government of national unity, an official statement said. |
| The statement was issued after Mr Kibaki met the US' top diplomat on Africa, Jendayi Frazer. | |
| Kenya has been wracked by violence since presidential elections last month which the opposition says were rigged in Mr Kibaki's favour. | Kenya has been wracked by violence since presidential elections last month which the opposition says were rigged in Mr Kibaki's favour. |
| Opposition leader Raila Odinga says Mr Kibaki must step down as president and new elections be held. | |
| An official statement said Mr Kibaki was "ready to form a government of national unity that would not only unite Kenyans but would also help in the healing and reconciliation process." | An official statement said Mr Kibaki was "ready to form a government of national unity that would not only unite Kenyans but would also help in the healing and reconciliation process." |
| Jendayi Frazer has met both political leaders | |
| It also said Ms Frazer had commended Mr Kibaki for reaching out to the opposition in order to stop the violence, and had called on all parties to embrace dialogue as a way out of the current situation. | It also said Ms Frazer had commended Mr Kibaki for reaching out to the opposition in order to stop the violence, and had called on all parties to embrace dialogue as a way out of the current situation. |
| But according to a BBC correspondent in Kenya, Mr Odinga said it was still his position that Mr Kibaki must step down as president and there should be a re-run of the 27 December election. | But according to a BBC correspondent in Kenya, Mr Odinga said it was still his position that Mr Kibaki must step down as president and there should be a re-run of the 27 December election. |
| He said there would be no direct negotiations with Mr Kibaki. | |
| It is understood that Ms Frazer was to have a second round of talks with Mr Odinga. | It is understood that Ms Frazer was to have a second round of talks with Mr Odinga. |
| More than 350 people have been killed in Kenya and 250,000 made homeless in violence since the 27 December elections. |