Annan in Kenya for election row mediation talks

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan was due to hold talks today to mediate in the deadly dispute over Kenya’s presidential election, and the opposition said it was willing to reconsider plans for protest rallies this week.

Mr Annan will try to bring President Mwai Kibaki and his main challenger, Raila Odinga, together after the December 27 poll which foreign observers say was deeply flawed.