..---------~----.,--,------- -- - - - - --- r I I D.An...YNATION 6 I National News Thursday Nbvem~r 8 , 2012 ~ I I I I COALITION AGREEMENT I Teams yet to strike a deal Uhu4t takes talks t~ Burundi De~hty PM is seeking . ___....;.......-__ sul1l?.ort from regional prefjdents over me~dling of Kenyan affairs,, by foreigners BY t;)~ I VER MATHENGE omat;[email protected] AND 11SAAC ONGIRI '@"'"'"'"m'di'·"ml eputy P.nme M 1' m. s t er Uhuru Kenyatta yester­ day started a second ro , tl of shuttle diplomacy to We are here perfuac!e regional leaders to ''to state that take I a common stand on 'for­ Details of the eig,~ interference' in Kenya's meetings the will of ne~ elections. CORRESPONDENT I NATION Kenyans ¥.r Kenyatta flew to Burundi's Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza {left) shakes hands with Mr cap~tal-Bujumbura, with minis­ Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto are should be Wamalwa yesterday watched by Mr Kenyatta {centre) in Bujumbura. te~':JEugene Wamalwa, Charity engaged In coalition talks respected N i.J.u, and MPs Najib Balala, Council at the URP headquarters Uganda to meet with President ahead of the elections. through the Ki ina Kilonzo and Musikari in Lavington, Nairobi. Yoweri Museveni before return­ The talks involve Mr Wamalwa, Kombo to meet President Pierre Sources at the meeting in a ing to the country. A similar visit Mr Balala and Ms Ngilu. democratic N~unziza. Bujumbura hotel said they were is planned for Rwanda. process and ~he team also furthered yet to strike a coalition deal. Sources who attended the The two have accused for­ should not the1r negotiations of reaching Mr Kombo termed the trip a mee~ing said Mr Kenyatta and eign governments of trying a coalition agreement between serious diplomatic mission to President Nkurunziza discussed to interfere with the polls. be interfered The National Alliance, New introduce the group to other how the region could handle its The two are to stand trial for with by F9~d-Kenya, Narc and United East African leaders. own cases relating to people ac­ crimes against humanity in Re~mblican Party ahead of the "This mission has nothing to cused of international crimes. April. just after the E!lections. interests that elbctions. do with the ICC cases or the Of the meeting, Mr Kenyatta are foreign" [l!JRP leader William Ruto did signing of a coalition agreement:• said: "We've just been here to t attend the meeting and sent Mr Kombo said, revealing that brief his Excellency that we Mr Kombo revealed that TNA flag bearer :vironment Minister Ali Chirau they held talks with President are working together with the after Bujumbura, Mr Kenyatta Uhuru Kenyatta ~wakwere. Mr Ruto chaired Nkurunziza at his official resi­ intention that we have a peaceful would meet other East African h/S party's National Governing dence. The team will then head to election in Kenya." presidents. .