A source has revealed to the
Kenyan DAILY POST that President Mwai Kibaki was willing to meet former
Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa but not Kofi Annan during the pair’s tour of
Kenya that ended today.
Annan and Mkapa have been in Kenya since Monday as part of
the African Unions Panel of Eminent Personalities. The panel was in Kenya to do
a ‘status report’ tour of how much progress the country has made in
implementing the reforms contained in the National Accord and the constitution.
During their press conference today, Annan revealed that the
panel had tried to set up a meeting with Kibaki but failed due to scheduling
difficulties. Annan said, perhaps a little sarcastically, that it was
understandable that the President could not find time to meet them because ‘he
is a busy man.’
This is the second time that Kibaki has snubbed Annan. The
first time was about two months ago when Annan had also visited the country on
such a mission.
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