Mwai Kibaki (left) and Raila Odinga shake hands after signing a deal.
So I took a risk today...
After we were off the air (on the East Coast at least) a story flashed across the wires, "Power Sharing Peace Deal Reached in Kenya." Now I must tell you that over the course of the past couple months I think I have seen this headline literally three times. I report it and then it turns out to be false — one of the leaders didn't show up to the signing ceremony or the press jumped the gun or the terms were never agreed on.
When I saw this headline I thought, "OK, is this for real?" I waited for an hour or so and saw a few more sources reporting it and then took a chance and updated our West Coast feed with a newscast topping with the Kenya news. I'm pleased to report that it really does look like this peace accord is going to stick. As for how well this power sharing deal works, that — as we say in the business — remains to be seen. But this is indeed a positive step in a country that has seen months of horrific violence.
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