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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 top US diplomat on Africa, Jendayi Frazer. | |
| But opposition leader Raila Odinga says Mr Kibaki must step down as president and new elections be held. | But opposition leader Raila Odinga says Mr Kibaki must step down as president and new elections be held. |
| 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. |
| The 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." | The 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." |
| 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. |
| We need supplies up here urgently Marcus Prior, WFP Ethnic tensionsIn pictures: After the violence | We need supplies up here urgently Marcus Prior, WFP Ethnic tensionsIn pictures: After the violence |
| But Mr Odinga said his position had not changed. | But Mr Odinga said his position had not changed. |
| "We want a negotiated settlement. Our starting point is that Kibaki is there illegally. He should not come to the negotiating table as the president," he said. | "We want a negotiated settlement. Our starting point is that Kibaki is there illegally. He should not come to the negotiating table as the president," he said. |
| He said there would be no direct negotiations with Mr Kibaki. | 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. |
| Refugees | Refugees |
| The US delegation is not releasing details of its side of discussions, but the BBC understands that it is pushing the line that there should be a government of national unity. | The US delegation is not releasing details of its side of discussions, but the BBC understands that it is pushing the line that there should be a government of national unity. |
| More than 350 people have been killed in Kenya and 250,000 made homeless in violence since the 27 December elections. | More than 350 people have been killed in Kenya and 250,000 made homeless in violence since the 27 December elections. |
| The talks in Nairobi come amid warnings by UN officials that a humanitarian crisis was worsening across Kenya. | The talks in Nairobi come amid warnings by UN officials that a humanitarian crisis was worsening across Kenya. |
| US envoy Jendayi Frazer has met both sides | US envoy Jendayi Frazer has met both sides |
| The regions worst hit are western Kenya and the Rift Valley. | The regions worst hit are western Kenya and the Rift Valley. |
| There is plenty of food in the country but trucks have been unable to deliver it because of vigilante violence on many roads, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports. | There is plenty of food in the country but trucks have been unable to deliver it because of vigilante violence on many roads, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports. |
| The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing supplies for 100,000 people in the northern Rift Valley. | The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing supplies for 100,000 people in the northern Rift Valley. |
| "We need supplies up here urgently particularly of cooking oil and of corn-soya blend which is particularly important for feeding young children at risk of malnutrition," the WFP's Marcus Prior told the BBC. | "We need supplies up here urgently particularly of cooking oil and of corn-soya blend which is particularly important for feeding young children at risk of malnutrition," the WFP's Marcus Prior told the BBC. |
| "Forty per cent of those people displaced are children and this operation is particularly urgent because people left their homes with really nothing at all." | "Forty per cent of those people displaced are children and this operation is particularly urgent because people left their homes with really nothing at all." |
| KENYA'S ETHNIC GROUPS Population 34.5m, comprising more than 40 ethnic groupsKikuyu are the largest tribe, mostly concentrated around NairobiMost of Eastern/ North-eastern regions sparsely populated with ethnic Somalis Main ethnic groups are: Kikuyu: 22% Luhya: 14% Luo: 13% Kalenjin: 12% Kamba: 11%Kisii: 6%Meru: 6%Other African: 15% | KENYA'S ETHNIC GROUPS Population 34.5m, comprising more than 40 ethnic groupsKikuyu are the largest tribe, mostly concentrated around NairobiMost of Eastern/ North-eastern regions sparsely populated with ethnic Somalis Main ethnic groups are: Kikuyu: 22% Luhya: 14% Luo: 13% Kalenjin: 12% Kamba: 11%Kisii: 6%Meru: 6%Other African: 15% |
| The Red Cross are arranging transport and security to make sure the food gets where it is needed. | The Red Cross are arranging transport and security to make sure the food gets where it is needed. |
| A group of independent UN rights experts on Friday said they were "profoundly alarmed" by reports of incitement to racial hatred and growing frictions between Kenya's different ethnic groups. | A group of independent UN rights experts on Friday said they were "profoundly alarmed" by reports of incitement to racial hatred and growing frictions between Kenya's different ethnic groups. |
| Kenyan politics has been dogged by ethnic tensions since independence in 1963. | Kenyan politics has been dogged by ethnic tensions since independence in 1963. |
| Mr Kibaki depends for support on the largest ethnic group, the Kikuyus, while the western Luo and Kalenjin groups - who seek greater autonomy - back Mr Odinga. | Mr Kibaki depends for support on the largest ethnic group, the Kikuyus, while the western Luo and Kalenjin groups - who seek greater autonomy - back Mr Odinga. |