Kenya opposition demands negotiated settlement

Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:41am EST
 
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition said on Saturday President Mwai Kibaki's offer to form a government of national unity had not changed its position that he step down and accept an internationally-mediated settlement.

"My position has not changed. We want a negotiated settlement. Our starting point is that Kibaki is there illegally. He should not come to the negotiating table as the president," opposition leader Raila Odinga told reporters.

 

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