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 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Cabinet minister on Monday rejected former U.N. chief Kofi Annan as a mediator in Kenya's political strife, a day before he was expected in Nairobi hoping to help resolve bloodshed set off by the disputed presidential election.
Public works minister John Michuki spoke as many public schools reopened after a weeklong closure because of violence following the Dec. 27 ballot. The sight of children trooping back to class provided a semblance of normality, but tensions remained.
Foreign observers have said vote tallying in the presidential race was deeply flawed, and Kenya's electoral commission chairman has said he is not sure who won even though his panel announced vote totals giving a narrow re-election victory to President Mwai Kibaki.
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