Odinga evokes snap polls
24/04/2008 11:38 - (SA)
Berlin - Kenya's new Prime Minister Raila Odinga has evoked the possibility of snap polls in an interview due to appear on Thursday, saying he will review his participation in a power-sharing government.
The new cabinet, installed to end bloody unrest after contentious elections in December fuelled ethic tensions and claimed at least 1 500 lives, is planning to undertake a slew of constitutional and other reforms.
"When these reforms are in place, we will re-examine the situation," Odinga told the German daily Tagesspiegel.
"Then we will decide if we want fresh elections or if we will continue to be in the coalition" government, he said.
Odinga said direct democracy in the multi-ethnic country was exacerbating the problem with different ethnic groups competing to dominate the legislature, the daily reported in a summing-up of the interview.
Former UN boss Kofi Annan helped broker a power-sharing agreement under which opposition leader Odinga, who insists he was robbed of victory in December presidential elections by incumbent Mwai Kibaki, became prime minister.
Odinga's accusations of election fraud against Kibaki sparked tribal fighting, revenge killings and police crackdowns that displaced hundreds of thousands of Kenyans and rent the country's reputation as a beacon of stability in restive east Africa.
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Odinga evokes snap polls - will review his participation in a power-sharing government.
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It is only right for Odinga to think along these lines. The PANUA operatives think they are going to take us for a ride. They are doing things left and right without any consultation. It is high time the people realise their negative and un-edifying schemes. This is no time for political somersault.
You are right and I totally concur with you. The times of taking Kenyans for a ride is over.
PNU should work with ODM to improve the state of our economy and our peoples standard of living instead of dwelling on protocol issues and succession issues.
They should know that if the coalition fails, then Kenyans will have to go to the polls and that will spell the end for PNU.
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