Kibaki proposals on how to end poll crisis

On course: Chief mediator Kofi Annan at a media briefing on the progress of mediation talks at the Nairobi Pic: Anthony Kamau

Why Annan won’t let Kenya go to the dogs The progress may be slow, but as the mediation of Kenya’s political crisis entered its third week, former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan was proving that he is an accomplished negotiator who thrives even as political rivalry and brinkmanship intensifies. Apart from managing to cool the political tempo, having arrived in the country at the height of inter-ethnic violence, Mr Annan has proved to both the protagonists — the Party of National Sharing spoils among leaders will only buy time Uganda’s economy remains strong despite disruptions