Feb 28th, 2008 · Kenya's political rivals have signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending weeks of bloodshed sparked by a disputed presidential election in December. More than 1,000 people died in the unrest; more than a quarter of a million were displaced. The agreement creates a prime minster's post for opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Feb 18th, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Kenya on Monday. Washington wants President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga to strike a power-sharing agreement to end violence that has plagued the nation since the December presidential election.
Jan 29th, 2008 · Gunmen operating in the chaos of Kenya's post-election violence have killed an opposition member of Kenya's parliament, prompting opposition leader Raila Odinga to warn that the country may be headed towards anarchy.
Jan 24th, 2008 · Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who challenged President Mwai Kibaki in a contested election, says the only way to solve the dispute is for Kibaki to step down or for a new election to be held. Odinga denies claims that his party has orchestrated violence against Kibaki's ethnic group.
Jan 12th, 2008 · U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama made time this week to call the leaders of warring factions in Kenya. Obama's father is Kenyan and a member Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's tribe. Odinga is disputing the results of the recent Kenyan presidential election.
Jan 9th, 2008 · Opposition supporters riot in Kenya after President Mwai Kibaki names new members to his cabinet, ending hopes of negotiations for power sharing with Raila Odinga. Almost 500 people have died since an election last month returned Kibaki to power. He is accused of stealing the Dec. 27, election.
Jan 7th, 2008 · Raila Odinga appears unwilling to enter into a coalition government with President Mwai Kibaki. In 2002, when Kibaki and Odinga joined forces to defeat former President Daniel Arap Moi's chosen successor, the two men had a memorandum of understanding, and Kibaki reneged on the deal.
Jan 4th, 2008 · Diplomatic efforts to break the impasse between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and challenger Raila Odinga are in full swing. European ambassadors have been meeting with all interested parties. U.S. envoy Jendayi Frazier is in Nairobi, and even South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu made the rounds.