The discussions, which have been going on for more than a month, aim to come to an agreement between the current President Mwai Kibaki of the ruling Party of National Unity and Raila Odinga , the leader of the oppositional Orange Democratic Movement . Violence sparked in the country after Mr. Odinga claimed that the voting was rigged in favour of the President. 1,500 people have died since the protests started last December and talks have recently managed to come to some progress, by agreeing to share power. Kofi Annan , the mediator of the talks and former head of the UN , has been quoted by the BBC as saying: "The talks have not broken down but I am taking steps to make sure we accelerate the process and give peace to the people as soon as possible."
The discussions, which have been going on for more than a month, aim to come to an agreement between the current President Mwai Kibaki of the ruling and , the leader of the oppositional . Violence sparked in the country after Mr. Odinga claimed that the voting was rigged in favour of the President. 1,500 people have died since the protests started last December and talks have recently managed to come to some progress, by agreeing to share power. , the mediator of the talks and former head of the , has been quoted by the as saying: "The talks have not broken down but I am taking steps to make sure we accelerate the process and give peace to the people as soon as possible."
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