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Nairobi — Plans to revive the stalled talks to iron out problems in the Grand Coalition are expected to start today.
Sources in both PNU and PDM said yesterday emissaries had been sent to the two leaders and both were willing to re-establish contact before a joint public appearance this week.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the weekend described last week's attack on President Kibaki as "a storm in a teacup" and insisted all his party wants is respect and dialogue.
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has also assured that his boss President Kibaki and Raila will sort out their difference threatening to break the fragile coalition government.
"I can assure Kenyans that both President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will get back to talks after the Easter holidays," Kalonzo said at the weekend.
Last week Raila launched a scathing attack on his coalition partner, describing the President's leadership style as "primitive."
The attack followed the collapse of talks by the coalition management team co-chaired by the two leaders.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called Raila on Tuesday last week as the party's parliamentary group and National Executive Council meeting was underway and urged him and Kibaki to engage in one-on-one talks over the crisis.
Annan also called President Kibaki shortly after to convey the same message.
The routine Wednesday meetings at the State House where the President and Prime Minister meet to consult on national issues have not taken place for more than two weeks.
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Until the colonial mandated constitution is changed in Kenya, neocolonialists will continue to supress the people. These colonial prisons disguised as sovereign countries will continue to elect polticians who are guardians of colonial masters' interests. How human beings can be killed by senseless revolts and men of good repute continue business as usual, shows how little has changed in Africa. What did Kofi Annan do for Africa when he wallowed in the riches of his masters? Wake up Africa and demand for the federation of African States. It is only then that Africa will see peace and stop being a ward of the Western World. Politicians have been talking since so called independence and that is all they have done, talk while gennocide continues to claim the lives of our best youth. Compare the political map of Europe from the 40s to today. If their borders can be changed in order to have peaceful ethinic political units, why do we cling to the mandates of the Berlin Conference. All Kofi Annan can do is call for talks when he stood by and watched Hutus and Tutsis murder each other. Asking Kibaki and Odinga to do something that will indeed benefit the masses is like asking a mosquito to donate blood. Stop this nosense and for ounce do something that will free our people from the colonial grip.