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| Kenya rivals agree to share power | Kenya rivals agree to share power |
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| Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have signed an agreement to end the country's post-election crisis. | Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have signed an agreement to end the country's post-election crisis. |
| At a ceremony in Nairobi, the two men put their signatures to a power-sharing deal brokered by ex-UN head Kofi Annan. | At a ceremony in Nairobi, the two men put their signatures to a power-sharing deal brokered by ex-UN head Kofi Annan. |
| A coalition government comprising members of the current ruling party and opposition will now be formed. | A coalition government comprising members of the current ruling party and opposition will now be formed. |
| Some 1,500 people died in political violence after Mr Odinga said he was robbed of victory in December's polls. | Some 1,500 people died in political violence after Mr Odinga said he was robbed of victory in December's polls. |
| Compromise was necessary for the survival of this country Kofi Annan | Compromise was necessary for the survival of this country Kofi Annan |
| International observers agreed the count was flawed. | International observers agreed the count was flawed. |
| Violence has mostly receded, but tensions are still running extremely high. | Violence has mostly receded, but tensions are still running extremely high. |
| Negotiations between the government and Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lasted more than a month, stalling several times. | Negotiations between the government and Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lasted more than a month, stalling several times. |
| Discussions centred on the creation of the post of prime minister, which will be taken by Mr Odinga, who heads the largest party in parliament. | |
| POWER-SHARING DEAL New two-party coalition government to be set upDivision of posts in new government to reflect parties' strengths in National AssemblyRaila Odinga to take new post of prime minister, can only be dismissed by National AssemblyTwo new deputy PMs to be appointed, one from each member of coalition | POWER-SHARING DEAL New two-party coalition government to be set upDivision of posts in new government to reflect parties' strengths in National AssemblyRaila Odinga to take new post of prime minister, can only be dismissed by National AssemblyTwo new deputy PMs to be appointed, one from each member of coalition |
| Speaking after the deal was signed, Mr Annan said the division of posts in the new government - including the new position of prime minister and two deputy prime ministers - would reflect the political parties' strengths in the National Assembly. | |
| Under the agreement, the new prime minister will have "authority to co-ordinate and supervise the execution of government functions". | Under the agreement, the new prime minister will have "authority to co-ordinate and supervise the execution of government functions". |
| Mr Annan urged all Kenyans to support the agreement, saying: "The job of national reconciliation and national reconstruction is not for the leaders alone. It must be carried out in every neighbourhood, village, hamlet of the nation. | Mr Annan urged all Kenyans to support the agreement, saying: "The job of national reconciliation and national reconstruction is not for the leaders alone. It must be carried out in every neighbourhood, village, hamlet of the nation. |
| "I call on all Kenyans to support this process so that Kenya can once again be a moral inspiration and economic engine for Africa. And let me assure you that your friends in Africa and the international community are all behind you." | "I call on all Kenyans to support this process so that Kenya can once again be a moral inspiration and economic engine for Africa. And let me assure you that your friends in Africa and the international community are all behind you." |
| 'New chapter' | 'New chapter' |
| Mr Kibaki said: "This process has reminded us that as a nation there are more issues that unite than that divide us... | Mr Kibaki said: "This process has reminded us that as a nation there are more issues that unite than that divide us... |
| "We've been reminded we must do all in our power to safeguard the peace that is the foundation of our national unity... Kenya has room for all of us." | "We've been reminded we must do all in our power to safeguard the peace that is the foundation of our national unity... Kenya has room for all of us." |
| Political violence has ignited rivalry over landEnlarge Image | Political violence has ignited rivalry over landEnlarge Image |
| Mr Odinga said: "With the signing of this agreement, we have opened a new chapter in our country's history - from the era or phase of confrontation to the beginning of co-operation. | Mr Odinga said: "With the signing of this agreement, we have opened a new chapter in our country's history - from the era or phase of confrontation to the beginning of co-operation. |
| "We, on our side, are completely committed to ensuring that this agreement will succeed." | "We, on our side, are completely committed to ensuring that this agreement will succeed." |
| Both men thanked those who had stood by Kenya in what Mr Odinga called its "hour of need", including Mr Annan, the African Union, the European Union, the United States and the UN. | Both men thanked those who had stood by Kenya in what Mr Odinga called its "hour of need", including Mr Annan, the African Union, the European Union, the United States and the UN. |
| They also urged Kenyans to move forward together without ethnic divisions. | They also urged Kenyans to move forward together without ethnic divisions. |
| Correspondents say both parties are now likely to begin wrangling over who gets what position in the new government, with the post of finance minister likely to prove the most contentious. | |
| The post-election violence saw thousands of people targeted because they belonged to ethnic groups seen as either pro-government or pro-opposition. | The post-election violence saw thousands of people targeted because they belonged to ethnic groups seen as either pro-government or pro-opposition. |
| About 600,000 people have fled their homes and some have been forced back to their ancestral homelands. | About 600,000 people have fled their homes and some have been forced back to their ancestral homelands. |
| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the new power-sharing agreement. | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the new power-sharing agreement. |
| "Kenya's leaders have reached a power-sharing agreement that represents a triumph for peace and diplomacy, and a renunciation of the violence that has scarred a country of such enormous potential," he said. | "Kenya's leaders have reached a power-sharing agreement that represents a triumph for peace and diplomacy, and a renunciation of the violence that has scarred a country of such enormous potential," he said. |
| "Common sense has prevailed, and the Kenyan people have the outcome for which they have hoped and prayed." | "Common sense has prevailed, and the Kenyan people have the outcome for which they have hoped and prayed." |