Nairobi — A Government rights watchdog Tuesday urged Parliament to quickly pass Bills that will prop up the accord signed by President Kibaki and ODM chairman Raila Odinga.

This, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights vice chair, Florence Simbiri-Jaoko, said will ensure that the deal signed between the two leaders is binding and enforceable.

The agreement on a coalition government was signed last week following almost two months of mediation by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.

The talks had been initiated by the African Union to end post-election violence triggered by disputed December 27 presidential results.

Ms Simbiri-Jaoko expressed fear that somebody can go to court to challenge the legality of the Kenya National Accord and Reconciliation Act.

To ensure that it does not suffer any interference from competing political interests or challenges to its legitimacy, KNCHR vice chair said legislative amendments were needed to make it a law.

"Our Members of Parliament will do us proud if they immediately and quickly pass the Act and the agreement of a coalition government," Ms Jaoko told a press conference at the KNCHR headquarters in Nairobi where she read a statement the commission had prepared.

She was accompanied by four other commissioners.

This was the first time for KNCHR to comment on the Act or signing of the negotiated solution between the two major political parties - PNU and ODM.

During the press conference, KNCHR saluted both President Kibaki and Mr Odinga for taking such a necessary and bold step.

However, they appealed to the two leaders to provide the necessary leadership for their respective party members and ensure that they pass the Act and agreement on a coalition government.

Both the Act and coalition government, they said, will provide the basis for re-building the country.

They also urged MPs to put their partisan interest aside while debating the new reforms.

Parliament, they said, should also fast-track a comprehensive constitutional reform process in the medium-term.

"This should be coupled with thorough institutional reform of the judiciary, the Kenya Police, the Electoral Commission and the Civil Service," Ms Simbiri-Jaoko said.

KNCHR, which has launched investigations into post-election violence, however, expressed concern about the plight of the people affected by the violence.

They suggested that President Kibaki and Mr Odinga should jointly visit all the areas most affected by the violence.

They said the areas include Eldoret, Burnt Forest, Cherengany, Kisii, Kericho, Migori, Limuru, Naivasha, Kisumu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia and two Nairobi slums - Kibera and Mathare.