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 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president and its main opposition leader met Thursday for the first time since the disputed Dec. 27 presidential vote, shaking hands and promising to work for peace after a spasm of postelection violence left hundreds dead.
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga met for about an hour with former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who succeeded where previous international mediators had failed in getting Kibaki and Odinga to sit down together. The two rivals walked out of the downtown presidential offices side by side.
"Today we have taken the first few steps in resolve the electoral dispute and conflict," Odinga said. "I pledge to all Kenyans that my team and I will spare no effort to resolve this crisis."
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