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Kibaki 'open to idea of coaltion government '

President Mwai Kibaki is open to the idea of a coalition government to break political deadlock and end turmoil after Kenya's election, South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said on Friday.

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  • Published: 19:41 January 4, 2008
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Nairobi: President Mwai Kibaki is open to the idea of a coalition government to break political deadlock and end turmoil after Kenya's election, South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said on Friday.

Following a meeting with Kibaki, Tutu told reporters, "The president was not averse to the formation of coalitions, but clearly there has to be an acceptance that there is a governing authority in the country."

He had separately met opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement on Thursday.

Tutu flew to Kenya this week to appeal for peace and to try and find some common ground between both sides, although he has not been formally accepted as a mediator.

He said, "There is a great deal of hope since both the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and government have indicated they are open to negotiations." He added, "They are still putting conditions ... but I think there is this eagerness."

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