Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named a power-sharing cabinet on Sunday making his rival Raila Odinga prime minister and ending deadlock that threatened the economic rebound from a bloody post-election crisis.
Kenya's most feared criminal gang paralysed transport on Monday, posing an early challenge to a power-sharing cabinet formed to end post-election deadlock.
Up to seven people were killed when the Mungiki gang shut down roads in the capital Nairobi and the Rift Valley town of Naivasha in a gesture of anger after the beheading of its leader's wife, local media reported.
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have held secret one-on-one talks to end a six-week impasse on the future of their country.
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