No Go: Talks Called Off As Kenya Violence Continues
The past 48 hours offered signs of hope and progress towards a resolution to the crisis in Kenya. Today saw a big step backwards.
Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga rejected talks with the president on Tuesday, describing an invitation to meet as “public relations gimmickry.” Just two days ago, Odinga indicated he was open to talks. What caused the change in heart from Odinga?
Kenya’s president named half his Cabinet Tuesday, angering opposition leaders who accuse him of stealing the recent election.
Then came word that Presidential candidate Barack Obama phoned Odinga “to express grave concern over the election outcome,” Odinga’s spokesman Salim Lone said. Obama’s father was from Kenya. International efforts remain underway to find a way to end the stalemate between the two sides with the arrival of the African Union Chairman John Kufuor.
In an odd twist, Odinga also announced the Obama was his cousin.
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