Kenya opposition threatens to protest

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-21-2008 08:59

Kenya's opposition is threatening more street protests if talks led by former UN chief Kofi Annan to resolve a post-election crisis fail to produce concrete results within a week.

Peter Anyan'g Nyong'o, ODM Secretary General.(CCTV.com)

The opposition Orange Democratic Movement set the deadline for constitutional changes to allow a political settlement.

The ODM says the government's Party of National Unity is not serious about negotiations.

Peter Anyan'g Nyong'o, ODM Secretary General, said, "The ODM would like to warn the nation that we have no serious partner in the PNU in negotiating for peaceful change in this country hence we propose that parliament be called within one week to enact the necessary constitutional amendments necessary for implementing proposals at the mediation talks."

Feuding political parties returned to talks on Wednesday, to end a deadly post-election crisis but remain stuck on how to share power.

Kenyans and the international community have called on President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga to agree to a deal to halt turmoil that has killed more than one thousand people.

But a lasting accord looks far from certain. Odinga's party is demanding the creation of a powerful prime minister's post for their candidate, while Kibaki's PNU looks unlikely to concede to this.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei