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| US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Kenya in an attempt to end the political crisis which has led to widespread unrest. | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Kenya in an attempt to end the political crisis which has led to widespread unrest. |
| Ms Rice is expected to push President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga to agree a deal to share power, following December's disputed election. | Ms Rice is expected to push President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga to agree a deal to share power, following December's disputed election. |
| She will also hold talks with the lead mediator, former UN chief Kofi Annan. | She will also hold talks with the lead mediator, former UN chief Kofi Annan. |
| On Friday, both sides agreed to set up an independent panel to review the vote, which Mr Odinga says was rigged. | On Friday, both sides agreed to set up an independent panel to review the vote, which Mr Odinga says was rigged. |
| The dispute has led to political and ethnic violence in which at least 1,000 people have been killed and 600,000 have fled their homes. | The dispute has led to political and ethnic violence in which at least 1,000 people have been killed and 600,000 have fled their homes. |
| Ongoing mediation | Ongoing mediation |
| Ms Rice became the highest-ranking US official to visit Kenya since the election on 27 December when she flew into Nairobi on Monday from neighbouring Tanzania, where she had been accompanying President George W Bush. | Ms Rice became the highest-ranking US official to visit Kenya since the election on 27 December when she flew into Nairobi on Monday from neighbouring Tanzania, where she had been accompanying President George W Bush. |
| We encourage our friends to support us and not make any mistake of putting a gun to anybody's head and saying 'either/or', because that cannot work Moses WetangulaKenyan Foreign Minister Aids patients hit by crisisRound-up: After the violence | We encourage our friends to support us and not make any mistake of putting a gun to anybody's head and saying 'either/or', because that cannot work Moses WetangulaKenyan Foreign Minister Aids patients hit by crisisRound-up: After the violence |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says it was hoped Ms Rice would arrive to endorse a decision taken by government and opposition negotiators to agree on a way out of the election crisis. | The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says it was hoped Ms Rice would arrive to endorse a decision taken by government and opposition negotiators to agree on a way out of the election crisis. |
| But the mediation process is still going on and the White House said she did not expect to come away with a "final deal", our correspondent says. | But the mediation process is still going on and the White House said she did not expect to come away with a "final deal", our correspondent says. |
| The talks are due to resume on Tuesday, after being adjourned last Thursday. | |
| Considerable progress has been made but there is no agreement ready to be signed and there remains considerable opposition in the government to an imposed solution, he adds. | Considerable progress has been made but there is no agreement ready to be signed and there remains considerable opposition in the government to an imposed solution, he adds. |
| "We encourage our friends to support us and not make any mistake of putting a gun to anybody's head and saying 'either/or', because that cannot work," Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula warned on Sunday. | "We encourage our friends to support us and not make any mistake of putting a gun to anybody's head and saying 'either/or', because that cannot work," Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula warned on Sunday. |
| "Even if we get visitors to help us in any way possible, the answer to the problem in Kenya lies with Kenyans themselves." | "Even if we get visitors to help us in any way possible, the answer to the problem in Kenya lies with Kenyans themselves." |
| Mr Bush had said he favoured a power-sharing deal at the start of his tour of Africa on Saturday, although he later stressed the US was looking only at "how best we can help the process". | Mr Bush had said he favoured a power-sharing deal at the start of his tour of Africa on Saturday, although he later stressed the US was looking only at "how best we can help the process". |
| Election panel | Election panel |
| At the talks in Nairobi, Ms Rice is expected to discuss the progress made so far by mediation team led by Mr Annan. | At the talks in Nairobi, Ms Rice is expected to discuss the progress made so far by mediation team led by Mr Annan. |
| Kofi Annan has said the two rivals are very close to a deal | Kofi Annan has said the two rivals are very close to a deal |
| On Friday, the former UN secretary general announced that the government and opposition had agreed to set up an independent panel, including Kenyan and non-Kenyan experts, to investigate "all aspects" of the disputed election. | On Friday, the former UN secretary general announced that the government and opposition had agreed to set up an independent panel, including Kenyan and non-Kenyan experts, to investigate "all aspects" of the disputed election. |
| The committee is due to start work on 15 March and submit its report within three to six months, he added. | The committee is due to start work on 15 March and submit its report within three to six months, he added. |
| "We are there, we are very close, we are moving steadily," Mr Annan said after two days of secret talks to end the crisis. | "We are there, we are very close, we are moving steadily," Mr Annan said after two days of secret talks to end the crisis. |
| The government negotiator, Mutula Kilonzo, said on Thursday that the two sides had agreed to write a new constitution within a year. | The government negotiator, Mutula Kilonzo, said on Thursday that the two sides had agreed to write a new constitution within a year. |
| Correspondents say this could pave the way for the creation of the post of prime minister, which Mr Odinga could take, although the opposition team said the issue of power-sharing needed to be resolved first. | Correspondents say this could pave the way for the creation of the post of prime minister, which Mr Odinga could take, although the opposition team said the issue of power-sharing needed to be resolved first. |
| Other details still reportedly needing to be worked out include the division of ministerial portfolios in any coalition. | Other details still reportedly needing to be worked out include the division of ministerial portfolios in any coalition. |
| Foreign diplomats have warned representatives of both sides of dire consequences if they scupper the process. | Foreign diplomats have warned representatives of both sides of dire consequences if they scupper the process. |