Talks To Focus On Two Key Proposals

10 February 2008 Daily Nation (Kenya Newspaper)

Two proposals that could resolve the political crisis will be at the centre of the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation process. One proposal before the committee calls for a strong ODM opposition in Parliament; the other favors the president-prime minister type of government contained in the Bomas draft constitution.

The government dropped its demands for a re-count and a new tally of the presidential votes, while the ODM leadership gave up pushing for the resignation of President Kibaki, a re-run of the elections, or a new election in a year's time.

It was agreed that the only option was a political settlement that would bring together the government and ODM sides in a regime whose task would be to enact far-reaching constitutional, legal and institutional reforms over a three-year period.

Kofi Annan cautioned the media over their interpretation of the status of the mediation talks, stating that the deal was not yet done. The two sides, had only made progress and had not arrived at a definite conclusion