Kofi Annan is taking the National Dialogue and Reconciliation committee on retreat to an undisclosed location (I hope he gets his Kenyan safari at long last!) and expects to emerge with a solution within a couple of days. He is still appealing to the media to hold off any speculation on the progress of the talks. There is a rumour that the former UN chief is booked onto a flight out of Kenya on Friday (though I might be speculating).
I really don't blame him for trying to wrap things up. I'm sure he didn't expect to be here 'talking' for over a month. His departure will be strange - it feels a bit like being dropped at the school gate as your parent leaves you alone to fend for yourself in the dog eat dog world of the school yard.
I really don't blame him for trying to wrap things up. I'm sure he didn't expect to be here 'talking' for over a month. His departure will be strange - it feels a bit like being dropped at the school gate as your parent leaves you alone to fend for yourself in the dog eat dog world of the school yard.
Lets hope that when he does leave that the two grumpy old men don't take the phrase - "out of sight, out of mind" too literally, which is a rather real fear of many here, right now. Signed must mean sealed....
ReplyDeleteWell said! If there is any good that can be salvaged from the tragic outcome of the December election, it could be a better constitution, old issues finally addressed and a fairer run Kenya where some of the wealth can finally trickle down to the poor - this is unless the gigantic egos at play here, get in the way as usual... We shall see.
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