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Kenya Announces Shared Cabinet

Prez names opposition leader PM

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(Newser) – Calling for Kenyans to "put politics aside and get to work," president Mwai Kibaki named chief opposition leader Raila Odinga prime minister today in a move to end political strife with a power-sharing cabinet. The 40-member cabinet, including two deputy PMs, was divided evenly between the two parties, though the BBC notes that key positions remained with Kibaki loyalists.

Kibaki called for “a new Kenya” of “peace, liberty, and plenty” in a televised speech, though critics called the cabinet too large and unaffordable. Talks had seemingly broken down this week over Odinga’s fight for a cabinet evenly split between the parties.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga, left, looks on as Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, right, announces the cabinet and Odinga as the Prime Minister, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at State House in Nairobi, Kenya.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, left, looks on as Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, right, announces the cabinet and Odinga as the Prime Minister, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at State House in Nairobi, Kenya.   (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
A boy stands on destroyed railway track in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, April 10, 2008 that was destroyed by a crowd protesting the delays in forming a coalition government.
A boy stands on destroyed railway track in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, April 10, 2008 that was destroyed by a crowd protesting the delays in forming a coalition government.   (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, left, shakes hands with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, as Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka looks on, after the announcement of a new cabinet, April 13, 2008.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, left, shakes hands with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, as Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka looks on, after the announcement of a new cabinet, April 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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