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Man of the hour: President Jakaya Kikwete addresses dignitaries assembled at Nairobi’s Harambee House last Thursday to witness the signing of Kenya’s historic peace deal. Picture: Anthony Kamau

How Kikwete, new darling of the West, saved Kenya from collapse What influence and clout did the chairman of the African Union, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, bring to bear on the Kenyan mediation process? Those were the questions on the lips of most observers as the country celebrated last Thursday’s historic breakthrough in the protracted negotiations. His intervention came at a time when the negotiations were on the brink of collapse. But Kikwete came into the scene with confidence, declaring that a deal was in the making — and sure enough, it was. World welcomes power-sharing deal with joy, relief ICC warrants sticking point in Kony deal