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| Odinga sworn in as Kenyan premier | Odinga sworn in as Kenyan premier |
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| Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has officially become prime minister at a swearing-in ceremony for a new coalition government. | Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has officially become prime minister at a swearing-in ceremony for a new coalition government. |
| Mr Odinga's cabinet post is a key new element of the power-sharing deal with President Mwai Kibaki, aimed at ending post-election violence. | Mr Odinga's cabinet post is a key new element of the power-sharing deal with President Mwai Kibaki, aimed at ending post-election violence. |
| The agreement, signed in February, prescribed an equal share of power. | The agreement, signed in February, prescribed an equal share of power. |
| Some 1,500 people died and 600,000 fled their homes in violence after a disputed presidential poll in December. | Some 1,500 people died and 600,000 fled their homes in violence after a disputed presidential poll in December. |
| Mr Odinga, whose Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is the largest party in parliament, said the presidential election was rigged in favour of Mr Kibaki. | Mr Odinga, whose Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is the largest party in parliament, said the presidential election was rigged in favour of Mr Kibaki. |
| Big team | Big team |
| Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who mediated the deal, was among the dignitaries who witnessed the ceremony in the capital, Nairobi. | Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who mediated the deal, was among the dignitaries who witnessed the ceremony in the capital, Nairobi. |
| Mr Annan said much work remained to be done, but he hoped the new government would form a "cohesive, effective and productive team". | Mr Annan said much work remained to be done, but he hoped the new government would form a "cohesive, effective and productive team". |
| KEY CABINET POSTS Prime Minister: Raila Odinga (ODM)Vice-President and Home Affairs: Kalonzo Musyoka (Pro-Kibaki)Finance Minister: Amos Kimunya (Pro-Kibaki)Deputy PM and Trade: Uhuru Kenyatta (Pro-Kibaki)Deputy PM and Local Government: Musalia Mudavadi (ODM)Agriculture Minister: William Ruto (ODM) class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7068055.stm">Odinga: Kenya's king-maker class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7345617.stm">Back from brink | |
| The ceremony was presided over by President Kibaki at State House, his official residence. | |
| Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga were allies in the 2001 election but fell out when the president did not name Mr Odinga prime minister after taking office. | |
| Some question whether the two men and their supporters can work together after such a bitter dispute. | |
| The government includes 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers, with posts evenly divided across the country's ethnic communities. | The government includes 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers, with posts evenly divided across the country's ethnic communities. |
| It is the largest cabinet that Kenya has seen since independence. | It is the largest cabinet that Kenya has seen since independence. |
| There has been criticism of its size and the cost to Kenyan taxpayers, says the BBC's Karen Allen in Nairobi. | There has been criticism of its size and the cost to Kenyan taxpayers, says the BBC's Karen Allen in Nairobi. |
| Each minister is to be paid about $16,000 a month and entitled to two officials cars and five security personnel - and in the case of Mr Odinga, 45 security personnel. | Each minister is to be paid about $16,000 a month and entitled to two officials cars and five security personnel - and in the case of Mr Odinga, 45 security personnel. |
| Mr Odinga has said that he knows people would have preferred a leaner cabinet, but it was a price that had to be paid to balance everyone's interests. | Mr Odinga has said that he knows people would have preferred a leaner cabinet, but it was a price that had to be paid to balance everyone's interests. |
| Our correspondent says one of the first priorities for the new unity government will be resettling the tens of thousands of people still living rough after the post-election violence. | Our correspondent says one of the first priorities for the new unity government will be resettling the tens of thousands of people still living rough after the post-election violence. |
| Longer term challenges will be constitutional change and land reform, she says. | |
| The political violence also ignited land disputes between rival ethnic groups. | |
| Another challenge will be to curb corruption which has blighted Kenya's government for many years. | |
| Mr Kibaki was first elected on a pledge to tackle corruption but donors say little has changed. |