Faction Leaders Meet In Kenya Crisis
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700 people dead on ethnic basis. This shows that the vestiges of mental colonialism are still strong. The European created these ethnic schisms so the people would fight each other and not them, and they’re still living by these concocted divisions decades after “liberation”.
As Bob Marley said, “none but ourselves can free our minds”.
Kibaki and Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis
By Nick Tattersall and Daniel Wallis
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The two rivals in Kenya’s political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly 700 people.
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook hands and smiled after the closed-door talks, brokered by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
“I think we began to take some fair steps towards a peaceful solution,” Annan told reporters gathered outside Kibaki’s central Nairobi office, where the discussions took place.
The two leaders had not talked since the December 27 polls despite intense pressure from Western powers and millions of anxious Kenyans horrified by their country’s slide into chaos.
Odinga, who says Kibaki stole the election, said talks would continue until a solution was found.
“I pledge to all Kenyans that my team and I will spare no effort to resolve this crisis,” he said.
Kibaki vowed to personally lead the east African country to unity and peace.
“I appeal to all Kenyans to remain calm and to shun violence as we endeavor to find solutions,” he said. “I am confident that together, our experience, unity and determination will make it possible for us to overcome the challenges.”
When the pair shook hands, hundreds of onlookers cheered.
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