Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister, implementing a power-sharing deal.

Violent anti-government protests in Kenya’s Rift Valley are aimed at the ethnic cleansing of the Kikuyu tribe there, a diplomat claimed today.

DR HAZLETT LYNCH (Irish Examiner letters, January 15) is firmly against the DUP sharing power with Sinn Féin whom he regards as fascist terrorists.

Uhuru Kenyatta – outgoing President Daniel arap Moi’s handpicked successor - conceded defeat today to veteran opposition leader Mwai Kibaki in historic Kenyan elections.

Veteran politician Mwai Kibaki and his opposition alliance have won a landslide victory in Kenyan elections, breaking the ruling party’s 39-year grip on power, according to figures from an independent body monitoring the election.

Kenya’s main opposition alliance holds a clear lead in the run-up to December 27 general election in which it hopes to break the ruling party’s 39-year grip on power.

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi today sacked his longtime deputy and ally George Saitoti in a growing dispute over who will succeed the despot when his term runs out in January.