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Odinga Rejects Unity Rule; Kenya Health Crisis Looms

Aid chiefs sound alarm in wake of chaos

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(Newser) – Opposition leader Raila Odinga today rejected President Mwai Kibaki's offer of a unity government and demanded an international mediator, AP reports. "We want a properly negotiated settlement, not a coalition government," Odinga said, warning that his party would stage more rallies, threatening a new burst of violence after this weekend’s relative peace. Aid officials, meanwhile, warned that the continuing chaos threatens a national health crisis.

"If peace isn't restored within the next few days, disease and severe dehydration are very real threats,” said a medical charity spokesman. The United Nations was attempting to deliver 20 truckloads of supplies today to 100,000 “in dire need” in Nairobi and Eldoret city, a bastion of support for Odinga.  

World Food Program workers put up a sign on a truck in a convoy with food supplies for displaced people in western Kenya, near Mombasa, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.The UN World Food Program said it was struggling to get food to over 100,000 hungry people forced to...
World Food Program workers put up a sign on a truck in a convoy with food supplies for displaced people in western Kenya, near Mombasa, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.The UN World Food Program said it was...   (Associated Press)
A Hindu priest is seen during prayers at Shree Ambaji Temple in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenya's president is ready to form
A Hindu priest is seen during prayers at Shree Ambaji Temple in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenya's president is ready to form "a...   (Associated Press)
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga attend a church service Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 in Nairobi. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and an end to a political deadlock that sparked a week of deadly riots, while the opposition rejected an offer from the president to form a unity government.(AP Photo/Karel...
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga attend a church service Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 in Nairobi. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and an end to a political deadlock that sparked a week of deadly riots, while...   (Associated Press)
This photo, released by Kenya Presidential Press Services, shows President Mwai Kibaki, right, with the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, at State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. Kibaki is ready to form
This photo, released by Kenya Presidential Press Services, shows President Mwai Kibaki, right, with the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, at State House in Nairobi,...   (Associated Press)
Kenyan Muslims raise their hands during prayers at Noor Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and an end to a political deadlock that sparked a week of deadly riots, while the opposition rejected an...
Kenyan Muslims raise their hands during prayers at Noor Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and...   (Associated Press)
Kenyans attend the Lutheran church in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, to pray after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and an end to a political deadlock that sparked a week of deadly riots, while the opposition rejected an offer...
Kenyans attend the Lutheran church in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, to pray after bloody violence following the Dec. 27, 2007 elections. Kenyans prayed Sunday for peace and an end...   (Associated Press)
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