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Looking Back At Kenya's 2007 Election

Kenya's disputed 2007 elections led to a two-month political stalemate in the country, paralyzing the hub of East Africa. International leaders and diplomats traveled to and from Nairobi throughout the protracted negotiations until former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan mediated an agreement on a government of national unity.

This special page looks back at the crisis.

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The Deal that Ended the Crisis

Boniface Mwangi/IRIN

On February 28, lead negotiator Kofi Annan announced "we have a deal," ending two months of negotiation between the opposition and the ruling party. Opposition leader Raila Odinga was to become Prime Minister in a new power-sharing arrangement with President Mwai Kibaki.

President Kibaki (right) and PM-designate Odinga shake on the deal.

Unpacking the Election Rigging Allegations

Daudi Were

The counting of ballot papers begins at a polling station.

What went wrong? While most of the attention focuses on the tallying, this blog entry looks at the evidence supporting allegations that voting was rigged, asking what exactly happened and how credible are the allegations?

EU Observers Doubt Presidential Results

Kenyan Rights Activists Speak Out

Maina Kiai, the chairman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, was one of a number of leading rights advocates who talked to AllAfrica during the crisis.

Interview with L. Muthoni Wanyeki

Joseph Kiheri and Phoebe Okall/Nation

Displaced families in the Rift Valley.

Views From the Ground

Laban Walloga/Daily Nation

Activists join protests in Mombasa.

Kenyans on the ground wrote hundreds of blog entries, opinions, and columns on the crisis. AllAfrica selected some of the best, exploring what lies behind the conflict and the challenges Kenyans face on the road to peace.