The Nation (Nairobi)
24 January 2008
A ray of hope over an end of political crisis facing the country appeared Wednesday when ODM emerged from a meeting with the Kofi Annan-headed team and called off mass action rallies planned for Thursday.
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Halo, this Shikanda Farida from Mumias town, Western Province. First of all i would like to thank the Honourable Mr. Raila Amolo Odinga and the entire Pentagon members for the step they have taken,because this meeting with the UN-Secretary and the other visitors from the other countries does mean alot to us citizens of Kenya and do pray that it is going to bring a change in this country.
Secondly, I want to thank them again for the decision they came up with for calling off the mass action, this because I am a youth and I am very sad because many youths are the ones losing their lives at their tender age and do hope that there is going to be solution that will unite once again the Kenyans, because we are one blood, one Nation and one people we need not to kill each other.
Lastly, let us maintain peace and because we are the ones suffering and losing.
Thank you.
Much as I appreciate the mediation effort by these great men of Africa, I wish to express my displeasure on the way the process is being done. I think there is a duplication of effort as several teams are on the ground trying to mediate. Can thse leaders form one solid team, please? Otherwise, depending on the mediation skills of one team or person, the outcome of each meeting would be different from the other. This would eventually lead to confusion and further misunderstandings as both parties would at one point be tempted to make refernce to points and agreements made by a different mediation team. Once again let them form one solid team. Let them not leave Kenya until the matter is resolved