Special Coverage: Kenya in Turmoil
Kenya rivals sign power-sharing deal
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a power-sharing agreement on Thursday intended to end a post-election crisis that left 1,000 people dead. Full Article
Richard Segal
"Persistent currency volatility will have a detrimental impact on
sentiment in other asset markets and continue to feed through to the
real economy. Tourism and trade have suffered from the political
instability but it won't be long before the slump in business and
consumer confidence becomes more entrenched."
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Philippe de Pontet
"At this point, the most hopeful outcome for Kenya would be a
power-sharing agreement brokered by mediator Kofi Annan that would
bring the stalemate to an end and unless this happens in the first
quarter of 2008, the economic impact of the current standoff could be
severe."
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TIMELINE-Kenya gets peace deal to end post-election crisis
Here is a chronology since Dec. 27 presidential and parliamentary elections. Full Article
Kenyan stalemate stifling regional economies -bloc
The Kenyan political stalemate has choked business in fellow East African Community (EAC) states, an official of the regional trade bloc said. Full Article
Full Name: Republic of Kenya
Population: 36.9 million (July 2007 est.)
Capital/Biggest City Nairobi
Area: 582,620 Sq km
Language English, Kiswahili and local languages
Religions Christianity, Islam, Hindu (minority Asians)
President Mwai Kibaki
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Mwai Kibaki
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's vast experience, with a political career as old as his nation, was put to test severely when his disputed re-election in a Dec. 27 poll triggered unprecedented violence and chaos in the East African country.
Raila Odinga
Dubbed the "kingmaker" for helping put Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in power five years ago, Raila Odinga lost what some say was his best chance to dethrone his former ally in Kenya's Dec. 27 election.
