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As an ethnic Luo, Mr Odinga is proud of his friendship with Barack Obama, an American presidential candidate whose father was also Luo.

But the heavy police presence failed to deter thousands of Raila Odinga supporters from trying to attend the anti-government rally.

But the creation of the post of prime minister, which had not existed, was a victory for Mr Odinga.

If Mr Odinga is frozen out of the presidency in next year's election, more conflict is possible.

Mr Odinga assumes he would be this figure in a transitional government and that half his cabinet would be party colleagues.

Supporters of Mr. Odinga claim the vote was rigged, and international observers have said the election was flawed.

The next day, however, Mr Kibaki responded with apparent contempt to Mr Odinga's climb down by unilaterally appointing 17 cabinet ministers.

Odinga also said it was a useful beginning and more efforts have to be made to achieve peace in the country.

Now Britain, America and the African Union are urging Mr Odinga and Mr Kibaki to talk in an effort to stop the bloodletting.

Odinga told reporters that he believed President Kibaki was part of the old way of Africa and must be removed.

He spoke with Mr Odinga by telephone, urging him to meet Mr Kibaki without preconditions to effect a reconciliation.

Mr Odinga's Oranges won at least one notable victory this week after Parliament reopened.

Kibaki back in power by a narrow margin over his rival, Raila Odinga.

He was echoing similar words from Raila Odinga, Kenya's prime minister, whose own victory at the polls was stolen a few months ago.

The prime minister, Raila Odinga, last month warned of a "catastrophe" if seasonal rains don't come in October and November.

Opponent Raila Odinga and his supporters accused the president of stealing the election through fraud.

even if they did, it remains unclear whether Mr Kibaki and his backers would sit alongside Mr Odinga in an interim government.

A beaming Odinga said: "We have opened a new chapter in our history, from the era of confrontation to the beginning of cooperation. "

The security forces sealed off the city centre against the angry poor, most of whom had voted for Mr Odinga.

That eliminated the need for a runoff against his main rival, Raila Odinga, who plans to appeal, claiming election fraud .

But Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement was not spotless; some ballot boxes in Nyanza were reportedly stuffed on his behalf.

Odinga also said Ouattara talks with his some of Gbagbo promised to appoint cronies in the new government as minister of posts.

The prime minister, Rail Odinga, said in April that he would send anyone whom the ICC sought to The Hague.

Mobs cry out for their fellow Luo, Raila Odinga, to be made president of Kenya.

One of the ministers, William Ruto, launched a bitter attack on Mr Odinga.

Mr Odinga even claims to be related to the Obamas, though Mr Obama has not confirmed this.

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, Prime Minister Odinga, and President Kibaki also delivered speeches.

The crisis began last week after Mr. Kibaki was declared the election winner despite early tallies showing Odinga leading the vote count .

Although polls give Mr Odinga the edge, the president's media machine may help him catch up by the vote on December 27th.

Mr. Odinga has called for the deployment of international peacekeepers from the African Union or United Nations.

The opposition, led by Raila Odinga, an ethnic Luo who has the support of many other tribes, charged the election was rigged.

The Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga told the BBC the leak started in the premises of an oil company.

If necessary, Mr Odinga will seek to make his opposition stronghold of western Kenya ungovernable from Nairobi.

Odinga on the eve of the AU summit at a press conference issued a statement to the media.

In several places, on-the-spot counts showed Mr Odinga winning, but the results were changed before being announced nationally.

His views were critical of the policies of Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta and incorporated ideas of Vice-President Oginga Odinga.

Unofficially , Mr Odinga may have won, albeit by a similarly narrow margin.

He rejected a call by Mr Odinga for a televised presidential debate.

Mr Odinga will become prime minister, with wide-ranging executive powers; Mr Kibaki will stay as president.

Odinga said Gbagbo had repeatedly made against his lift the blockade around a hotel in Abidjan commitment.

ON MONDAY July 5th Raila Odinga, Kenya's prime minister, rejected the pay increase he was awarded by the country's parliament last week.

Speaking in Luo, Odinga opened the event with a speech.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said that the two had agreed to meet face to face but under certain conditions.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrived in the main city of Abidjan Monday.

However, Joshua Deya says that he agrees with Odinga's decision to contest the elections results.

Odinga lost the election to Mr. Kibaki by a narrow margin in the disputed vote.

But the opposition says the final tally, giving Mr. Kibaki a narrow win over Raila Odinga, was rigged.

Many in the western city of Kisumu, Mr Odinga's provincial capital, have fled to Uganda.

The opposition leader, Raila Odinga, says Mr Kibaki cheated.

This boost would place Mr Odinga among the highest-paid political leaders in the world.

And if the government propaganda is meant to stir up fear among Kikuyus, Mr Odinga is hardly making them feel more comfortable.

He may now return and stir up trouble once again, especially for Mr Odinga.

Among Kikuyus, there is fearful talk of Luo militias loyal to Mr Odinga being trained in southern Sudan.

And they may well find Mr Odinga, who has put out the hand of friendship to many Kikuyu, tolerable.

This position is seen as going to Mr. Odinga.

But there is little expectation that Mr Odinga would do much better in this respect.

Ralia Odinga was Kenyatta's main challenger in this election.

Kenyatta got 50. 07%, Odinga says he'll challenge the election result in court.

Mr Odinga says he will send anybody the ICC asks for to The Hague.

Mr Odinga made the announcement during a visit to the nearby Dadaab camp, which is struggling to cope with 380, 000 people.