Kenya: Odinga ready to share power

Kenya’s opposition leader called today for rallies across the country, raising the prospect of renewed bloodshed even as he indicated he was willing to negotiate a power-sharing agreement to resolve the explosive electoral crisis.

Raila Odinga, who claims President Mwai Kibaki rigged the December 27 elections with a flawed vote tally, told reporters he would negotiate only through an international mediator. He welcomed the imminent arrival of Ghana’s President John Kufuor, current chairman of the African Union, who is expected in Nairobi by Tuesday.