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| Kenya constitution 'within year' | Kenya constitution 'within year' |
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| Kenya's government and opposition party have agreed to write a new constitution within a year, a government negotiator has said. | Kenya's government and opposition party have agreed to write a new constitution within a year, a government negotiator has said. |
| Mutula Kilonzo told Reuters news agency that the parties had "reached agreement on a wide-ranging sphere of issues". | Mutula Kilonzo told Reuters news agency that the parties had "reached agreement on a wide-ranging sphere of issues". |
| The deal comes after talks aimed at bringing an end to the post-election violence which has left at least 1,000 people dead. | |
| Mr Kilonzo gave no further details about the contents of the deal. | |
| The talks, led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, have been seeking a resolution to the disputed elections held in December. | The talks, led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, have been seeking a resolution to the disputed elections held in December. |
| Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki was formally declared the winner, but supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) argued that the count was rigged. | Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki was formally declared the winner, but supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) argued that the count was rigged. |
| More than 600,000 people have been displaced in the ensuing violence between rival ethnic groups. | More than 600,000 people have been displaced in the ensuing violence between rival ethnic groups. |
| Power-sharing | |
| The deal on a constitution could pave the way for a power-sharing agreement and possibly the introduction of a prime ministerial post in Kenya's political system. | The deal on a constitution could pave the way for a power-sharing agreement and possibly the introduction of a prime ministerial post in Kenya's political system. |
| Both the ODM and Mr Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) have put forward power-sharing proposals. | |
| Opposition leaders have not yet commented on the deal, which is likely to be only the first step in the complex negotiations. | Opposition leaders have not yet commented on the deal, which is likely to be only the first step in the complex negotiations. |
| The announcement comes shortly after US President George W Bush said he was sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to support Mr Annan in the talks. | |
| "There must be an immediate halt to violence, there must be justice for the victims of abuse and there must be a full return to democracy," Mr Bush said earlier today. |