Kenya: The deal rests on leaders'shoulders

  1. Posted on Tuesday 4 March 2008 - 17:26
    AfricaNews editor
    Munene Kilongi, VoicesofAfrica reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
    [MOBILE VIDEO] Douglas Mutie from Mwingi in eastern Kenya, Says the power deal will work but depending on several factors.
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    ~Mutie says local politicians do not believe in anything other than raw power, a reason why they took a long time to come to an agreement while people were dying.

    He thinks the country needs young people like him and not the current crop of politicians. But he says the power deal will work because both leaders of the ruling party and opposition are self seekers.

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