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Kenyan Rivals Agree To Talks
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Published: January 8, 2008
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions Monday to end their election dispute, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under pressure from the United States as the death toll from a week of violence neared 500.
The top American envoy to Africa said the vote count at the heart of the dispute was tampered with and both sides could have been involved.
The Dec. 27 election returned President Mwai Kibaki to power for another five-year term, with his opponent, Raila Odinga, coming in a close second. But even Kenyan electoral commission chairman Samuel Kivuiti, who declared Kibaki the winner, has since said he is not sure Kibaki won.
Kenya is crucial to the war on terrorism, turning over dozens of people to the United States and Ethiopia as suspected terrorists.
The Associated Press
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