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No deal in Kenyan cabinet talks | |
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Kenya's president and prime minister-designate failed to reach an agreement on Sunday to end the impasse over a power-sharing cabinet. | |
But President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga insisted they had made "substantial progress", and that they expected to clinch a deal on Monday. | |
A power-sharing deal was reached in February after disputed presidential elections led to widespread violence. | |
Since then, the two sides have engaged in wrangling over cabinet posts. | |
The power-sharing deal created the post of prime minister, which is to be filled by Mr Odinga. | |
KENYA PARLIAMENT ODM MPs: 102PNU MPs: 46Pro-ODM MPs: 5Pro-PNU MPs: 61Vacant seats: 6 Difficult tasks await MPsQ&A: Power-sharing pactSend us your comments | KENYA PARLIAMENT ODM MPs: 102PNU MPs: 46Pro-ODM MPs: 5Pro-PNU MPs: 61Vacant seats: 6 Difficult tasks await MPsQ&A: Power-sharing pactSend us your comments |
Agreement was meant to be reached on the other posts on Saturday, with the coalition cabinet named on Sunday. | |
But instead, Saturday saw Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) walk out of talks about who would fill the other cabinet posts. | |
An ODM spokesman accused Mr Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) of reneging on an earlier deal by keeping all the major ministries. | |
The PNU denied this, and said the opposition had failed to submit a list of nominees. | The PNU denied this, and said the opposition had failed to submit a list of nominees. |
The BBC's Adam Mynott, in Nairobi, says the principal difficulty facing President Kibaki is that he has already appointed half of his cabinet. | |
If he is to approve a grand coalition government, he must effectively sack a number of loyal allies from cabinet positions he awarded them just two-and-a-half months ago after his election victory. | |
A joint statement was issued by Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga on Sunday as the talks broke up for the day. | |
"We have had a lengthy consultation throughout the day on the formation of a grand coalition government. In this regard we have made substantial progress," the statement, quoted by Reuters news agency, said. | |
"We appeal to all Kenyans to be patient and assure them that we expect to successfully conclude the consultations tomorrow." | "We appeal to all Kenyans to be patient and assure them that we expect to successfully conclude the consultations tomorrow." |
Some 1,500 people died and 600,000 were displaced during the violence that followed December's disputed elections. | Some 1,500 people died and 600,000 were displaced during the violence that followed December's disputed elections. |
Many thousands have yet to return to their homes. | Many thousands have yet to return to their homes. |