KENYA’S President Mwai Kibaki named political rival Raila Odinga as head of a power-sharing cabinet on Sunday, ending weeks of impasse that threatened to undermine economic recovery after a deadly post-election crisis.

Fighting corruption is an essential part of overcoming poverty, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said today, but he acknowledged that donors should not penalise poor people for the abuses of their leaders by withholding aid.