Raila declined Kibaki invite for talks after diputed 2007 polls; Francis Muthaura
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Francis Muthaura, Former Head of Public Service claims Kibaki reached out to Raila after disputed 2007 polls even before Kofi Annan came in
Francis Muthaura, Former Head of Public Service claims Kibaki reached out to Raila after disputed 2007 polls even before Kofi Annan came in.
Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura has intimated on the events that transpired during the horrific post-election violence in 2007.
Speaking to Citizen TV, Muthaura claimed President Kibaki was prepared to speak with Mr. Odinga and put an end to the bloodshed following election violence of 2007.
However, Mr. Odinga declined the president’s invitation, insisting that he would only accept outside mediation, which prompted invitation of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
“What happened is that we talked to Raila and he said he wanted an external mediation because he cannot be sure that we will be impartial,” he said in the interview aired on Sunday.
“Raila did not want, he did not trust the president so he wanted an external mediation and that’s what happened.”
Violence broke out after fter President Kibaki was announced the winner in the presidential contest against the then-opposition leader Raila Odinga on December 27, 2007 leading to the death of thousands.
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In his capacity, amid the ongoing unrest, Muthaura revealed that crisis management teams were immediately created which also took part in advising President Kibaki.
“We created three committees; one was dealing with road blockages, the other one with humanitarian aspects (settling displaced persons) and the other one was to assess the damage,” he said.
“The violence was not all over the country. A lot of it was in the Rift Valley, some sections in Nairobi, the Coast so we had to address the underlying issues.”
Kofi Anaan’s mediation saw the two conflicting sides successfully brought to a negotiating table, leading to the signing of a power-sharing agreement called the National Accord and Reconciliation Act on February 28, 2008.
The Act formed the coalition government and the position of prime minister, which was held by Raila Odinga.
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