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The following conflicts remain:
Opposition leader Raila Odinga refuses to meet with President Kibaki unless the meeting is lead by mediators. Kibaki refuses that condition.
A coalition government is still possible since ministerial posts have not yet been filled. Odinga refuses to have a shared government if Kibaki was to lead it. Kibaki will not change his position that the election is finished and correct.
A mediator that can unite both parties and at least have the success of some communication between them, is very much needed. Hopefully, Kofi Annan shall have more success than John Kufour.
Protests are not allowed by the government but protesters are not willing to give up: a planned rally is scheduled for next Tuesday, with time for mediation efforts to be fruitful, states the opposition.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7182642.stm
Ex-Secretary General of the United Nations will take over mediation efforts between Odinga and Kibaki. Previously, it was thought that African Union Chairman and President of Ghana, John Kufuor, would have been an successful mediator but this was not the case. Bishop Desmond Tutu, receiver of the Nobel Peace Prize, visited Kenya in attempts to act as a peacemaker.
The opposition states the death toll due to violence is at 1,000. The government claims it is around 500.
The election took place on December 27, two weeks ago.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/10/kenya/index.html?iref=newssearch
Two weeks ago, the presidential elections in Kenya were held. Official and final results were not released until the following Sunday.
The opposition is led by Raila Odinga, losing by 230,000 votes out of a total cast of 10 million.
The president, Mwai Kibaki, retained his position.
About 600 deaths have been reported and 250,000 people have fled their homes at the arrival of violence.
Different solutions have been proposed. One of the leading ideas is that of forming a coalition government between both parties until another election can be held under a system that is more effective. Neither side, naturally, wishes to give in to the other.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7181184.stm
The following conflicts remain:
