SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON KENYA'S COALITION GOVERNMENT

SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON KENYA'S COALITION GOVERNMENT New York, Apr 14 2008 4:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement on a grand coalition Government in Kenya formed by both major parties following months of post-election violence in which 1,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 others forced to flee their homes.

"The Secretary-General encourages both parties to urgently address" issues related to finding a solution to the root causes of the crisis, a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=3096">statement issued by Mr. Ban's spokesperson said.

The violence erupted after disputed elections in December in which President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner over opposition leader Raila Odinga.
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