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FACTBOX-What next for Kenya's power-sharing deal?

Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:38pm IST
 
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April 13 (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named a coalition cabinet on Sunday making his chief rival Raila Odinga prime minister, the crux of a deal to end a bloody post-election crisis that killed more than 1,200 people.

Here are answers to some questions about what happens next:

HOW FAR HAVE THE TWO SIDES COME?

The National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008, brokered by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan in February, establishes power-sharing based on a political party's relative strength in parliament by apportioning cabinet posts.

After six weeks of haggling and one false start, Kibaki named a 41-member cabinet creating the post of prime minister and split the remainder between his Party of National Unity coalition and Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement.

Odinga becomes only the second prime minister in Kenyan history. Jomo Kenyatta was prime minister for barely a year after independence in 1963, until his title was changed to president.

During the lengthy negotiations, the two sides had haggled over what they considered the most influential ministries.

Ultimately, Odinga and Kibaki split the difference.  Continued...

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