Peace talks aimed at bringing about reconciliation between the Transitional National Government (TNG) and factions opposed to it, due to open in Nairobi last week, failed to start because of the absence of some key faction leaders. However, efforts were now under way to get the talks started "by today or tomorrow", a Kenyan government source told IRIN on Tuesday.
The talks, which were convened by Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, were thrown into doubt by the refusal of some key faction leaders to participate. The Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC), a grouping of southern factions opposed to the TNG, said in a statement on 11 December that they would not take part in the talks. The SRRC said it was refusing to take part "because the TNG was claiming to be the legitimate government".
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