Hopes fade of immediate solution to Kenya crisis

Talks to end Kenya’s post-election crisis have reached a crucial stage amid fears of renewed violence if the two sides cannot agree soon to share power, a leading diplomat said tonight.

Despite weeks of international pressure, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have not yet agreed on how to resolve a crisis stemming from the December presidential election, which local and foreign observers say was rigged.