AU Chairman In Kenya

AU Chairman, H.E. President Kufuor in a tete-a tete with President Kibaki of Kenya

President John Agyekum Kufuor, Chairman of the African Union (AU) arrived in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday evening to help in the search for a solution to the electoral impasse that has resulted in violent clashes killing over 300 people and displacing more than half a million others.

'The President is in Kenya at the invitation of President Mwai Kibaki to join the international effort to restore Kenya back to the path of peace and tranquillity.'

A statement from the Office of the President, Castle and signed by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to the President and Presidential Spokesman said President Kufuor was met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by the beleagued Kenyan President, Mr Kibaki and several members of his newly formed Government.

President Kibaki was said to have announced his new cabinet shortly before the arrival of President Kufuor.

The statement said President Kufuor inspected a guard of honour from the Kenyan Airforce, took the salute before proceeding to his hotel in the central business district in Nairobi to prepare for what will be a busy Wednesday.