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Kenya rulers reject outside help | Kenya rulers reject outside help |
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The Kenyan government has again turned down international efforts to broker a solution to the crisis triggered by disputed elections. | The Kenyan government has again turned down international efforts to broker a solution to the crisis triggered by disputed elections. |
Government minister John Michuki said there was no need for former UN chief Kofi Annan to visit Kenya on Tuesday to lead fresh mediation efforts. | Government minister John Michuki said there was no need for former UN chief Kofi Annan to visit Kenya on Tuesday to lead fresh mediation efforts. |
Last week an initiative led by Ghanaian President John Kufuor failed. | Last week an initiative led by Ghanaian President John Kufuor failed. |
More than 600 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced in violence that followed elections on 27 December. | More than 600 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced in violence that followed elections on 27 December. |
Schools around Kenya belatedly reopened on Monday after holidays were extended amid the clashes. | Schools around Kenya belatedly reopened on Monday after holidays were extended amid the clashes. |
But tension remains high as the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) prepares to begin three days of anti-government demonstrations on Wednesday. | But tension remains high as the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) prepares to begin three days of anti-government demonstrations on Wednesday. |
'No invitation' | 'No invitation' |
A key stumbling block to efforts to resolve Kenya's crisis has been the opposition's insistence on involvement by international mediators, while the government maintains a domestic solution should be found. | A key stumbling block to efforts to resolve Kenya's crisis has been the opposition's insistence on involvement by international mediators, while the government maintains a domestic solution should be found. |
No party should create facts on the ground or engage in acts that complicate the search for a negotiated solution Kofi Annan,leading mediation panel to Kenya class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7187603.stm">Kenya at the crossroads | |
After his mediation effort last week failed, Mr Kufuor suggested both sides had agreed to work with another panel of mediators, this time led by former UN Secretary General Annan. | After his mediation effort last week failed, Mr Kufuor suggested both sides had agreed to work with another panel of mediators, this time led by former UN Secretary General Annan. |
Mr Annan is due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday, but his visit was played down by Mr Michuki - a hardline member of the new partially filled cabinet announced by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. | Mr Annan is due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday, but his visit was played down by Mr Michuki - a hardline member of the new partially filled cabinet announced by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. |
"If Kofi Annan is coming, he is not coming at our invitation," Mr Michuki said, French news agency AFP reported. | "If Kofi Annan is coming, he is not coming at our invitation," Mr Michuki said, French news agency AFP reported. |
"We won the elections so we do not see the point for anyone coming to mediate power-sharing," he said. | "We won the elections so we do not see the point for anyone coming to mediate power-sharing," he said. |
An unnamed government spokesman told another news agency, Reuters, that Mr Kibaki's administration had not asked anyone to mediate its affairs. | An unnamed government spokesman told another news agency, Reuters, that Mr Kibaki's administration had not asked anyone to mediate its affairs. |
He said Kenya, as a sovereign state, should be "treated with the same respect shown to other stable democracies". | He said Kenya, as a sovereign state, should be "treated with the same respect shown to other stable democracies". |
Flashpoints | Flashpoints |
Mr Annan will head a panel of "eminent Africans" set up by the African Union, which includes former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa and Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel. | Mr Annan will head a panel of "eminent Africans" set up by the African Union, which includes former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa and Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel. |
"We expect all people to work hard to find a solution," Mr Annan said in a statement ahead of his trip. | "We expect all people to work hard to find a solution," Mr Annan said in a statement ahead of his trip. |
"Pending this, no party should create facts on the ground or engage in acts that complicate the search for a negotiated solution." | "Pending this, no party should create facts on the ground or engage in acts that complicate the search for a negotiated solution." |
But the two sides remain seemingly implacably at odds, say correspondents. | But the two sides remain seemingly implacably at odds, say correspondents. |
While Mr Kibaki has put forward the possibility of a power-sharing government, ODM leader Raila Odinga insists the presidential election was rigged and must be re-run. | While Mr Kibaki has put forward the possibility of a power-sharing government, ODM leader Raila Odinga insists the presidential election was rigged and must be re-run. |
The government has banned the planned ODM rallies, raising fears of clashes between police and protesters. | The government has banned the planned ODM rallies, raising fears of clashes between police and protesters. |
Parliament is due to reconvene on Tuesday - another possible flashpoint. | Parliament is due to reconvene on Tuesday - another possible flashpoint. |
The ODM and its allies won a majority in parliament but they may refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the president. | The ODM and its allies won a majority in parliament but they may refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the president. |
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