Kenyan political parties agree to peace talks
Friday, 01 Feb 2008 21:49
Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga have agreed to talks to end the violence
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Kenya's political parties have agreed to a four-point framework for talks in a bid to end the current violence gripping the country.
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan announced to reporters that talks had been agreed and that the national crisis could be resolved within two weeks.
"We believe within seven to fifteen days, we should be able to tackle the first three agenda items," he said.
"The first is to take immediate action to stop the violence."
Over 800 people have been killed so far in the hostility that broke out after the disputed election result in December.
President Mwai Kibaki claims to have retained power while the opposition leader Raila Odinga alleges that the elections were rigged.
Both politicians have now agreed to talks covering 18 action points to end the violence sweeping the nation.
The talks are expected to last a month with the parties needing to agree on how to improve the humanitarian situation of those effected by the riots and how to resolve the current political crisis.