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Kenya Talks Make Progress; Caution Urged

Violence down as both sides work toward reconciliation

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(Newser) – Talks between the Kenyan president and the leader of the opposition are going well, and the parties have agreed in principle to a power-sharing agreement, Reuters reports. "We are making progress. Indications are that we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. We are very optimistic," an MP said of negotiations between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga.

Kofi Annan, who is mediating, cautioned the media against spreading “rumors.” Kibaki urged Kenyans who fled their homes to return. His party and Odinga’s are said to have agreed to stop the violence that has plagued the country and to help the hundreds of thousands displaced by it. Annan has given them a deadline for resolving the most contentious issue: how to resolve the disputed election.

Children belonging to the Kikuyu tribe participate in an activity in a tent at a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Kirathimo, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. More than 1,000 people have been killed and 300,000 displaced in rioting, tribal violence and police raids since the Dec....
Children belonging to the Kikuyu tribe participate in an activity in a tent at a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Kirathimo, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. More than 1,000 people have been...   (Associated Press)
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki addresses pupils of the Jamhuri High school in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 as he officially launched free secondary education for all Kenyan children. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki addresses pupils of the Jamhuri High school in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 as he officially launched free secondary education for all Kenyan children. (AP Photo/Karel...   (Associated Press)
Displaced Kenyans wait for a truck in Kisumu to reach their final destination in western Kenya where they will resettle, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Most of the displaced people have had their properties torched and all they have left are the belongings they are carrying with them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)
Displaced Kenyans wait for a truck in Kisumu to reach their final destination in western Kenya where they will resettle, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Most of the displaced people have had their properties torched...   (Associated Press)
Internally displaced children play soccer at the Nairobi show ground, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. In a delicate balancing act, Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, promised on Sunday not to betray hardline supporters while assuring international mediators he was ready to accept a political solution to end weeks of post-election...
Internally displaced children play soccer at the Nairobi show ground, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. In a delicate balancing act, Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, promised on Sunday not to betray...   (Associated Press)
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