President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition leader Raila Odinga appeared ready last night to open talks aimed at ending the violence which has rocked Kenya. Their shift of position followed a day in which opposition supporters fought with armed police firing tear gas and water cannon.
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Archive for January 4th, 2008
Kenya rivals edge their way towards talks after violence
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Kibaki Ready for Talks Aimed at Ending Kenya’s Crisis
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Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said he is prepared for talks with opposition leaders about the disputed presidential election, as the U.S. sent a senior envoy to try to help end the crisis.
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Britons warned against Kenya travel
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Britons are being warned to stay away from Kenya as holidays to the country were suspended amid the post-election bloodshed. British tour operators acted after the The Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel to the strife-torn East African country.
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US Diplomat to Press for Calm in Kenya
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The top U.S. diplomat for Africa is being dispatched to Kenya to directly press leaders to calm violence that has followed allegations of fraud in President Mwai Kibaki’s re-election, the State Department said Thursday. Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, planned to leave later Thursday for talks with Kibaki and Raila.
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