Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 08NAIROBI601, KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: TEXT OF FEBRUARY 28

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08NAIROBI601.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08NAIROBI601 2008-02-28 18:27 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi
VZCZCXRO0120
OO RUEHROV
DE RUEHNR #0601/01 0591827
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 281827Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4899
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA IMMEDIATE 9936
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM IMMEDIATE 5832
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI IMMEDIATE 5142
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA IMMEDIATE 2661
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM IMMEDIATE 1919
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 2695
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE 2625
RHMFIUU/CJTF HOA  IMMEDIATE
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 NAIROBI 000601 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM KE
SUBJECT: KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: TEXT OF FEBRUARY 28 
POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT 
 
1.  On February 28, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition 
leader Raila Odinga signed a much awaited power-sharing 
agreement in Nairobi, paving the way for a coalition 
government.  The text of the agreement and its proposed 
companion legislation, which will be considered by Parliament 
when it convenes on March 6, follow: 
 
2.  Begin text 
 
                                     ACTING TOGETHER FOR KENYA 
 
      AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PARTNERSHIP OF THE 
COALITION GOVERNMENT 
 
Preamble: 
 
The crisis triggered by the 2007 disputed presidential 
elections has brought to the surface deep-seated and 
long-standing divisions within Kenyan society. If left 
unaddressed, these divisions threaten the very existence of 
Kenya as a unified country. The Kenyan people are now looking 
to their leaders to ensure that their country will not be 
lost. 
 
Given the current situation, neither side can realistically 
govern the country without the other. There must be real 
power-sharing to move the country forward and begin the 
healing and reconciliation process. 
 
With this agreement, we are stepping forwarding together, as 
political leaders, to overcome the current crisis and to set 
the country on a new path. As partners in a coalition 
government, we commit ourselves to work together in good 
faith as true partners, through constant consultation and 
willingness to compromise. 
 
This agreement is designed to create an environment conducive 
to such a partnership and to build mutual trust and 
confidence. It is not about creating positions that reward 
individuals. It seeks to enable Kenya's political leaders to 
look beyond partisan considerations with a view to promoting 
the greater interests of the nation as a whole. It provides 
the means to implement a coherent and far-reaching reform 
agenda, to address the fundamental root causes of recurrent 
conflict, and to create a better, more secure, more 
prosperous Kenya for all. 
 
To resolve the political crisis, and in the spirit of 
coalition and partnership, we have agreed to enact the 
National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008, whose provisions 
have been agreed upon in their entirety by the parties hereto 
and a draft copy thereof is appended hereto. 
 
Its key points are: 
 
-- There will be a Prime Minister of the Government of Kenya, 
with authority to coordinate and supervise the execution of 
the functions and affairs of the Government of Kenya. 
 
-- The Prime Minister will be an elected member of the 
National Assembly and the parliamentary leader of the largest 
party in the National Assembly, or of a coalition, if the 
largest party does not command a majority. 
 
-- Each member of the coalition shall nominate one person 
from the National Assembly to be appointed a Deputy Prime 
Minister. 
 
-- The Cabinet will consist of the President, the 
Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the two Deputy Prime 
Ministers and the other Ministers.  The removal of any 
Minister of the coalition will be subject to consultation and 
concurrence in writing by the leaders. 
 
-- The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers can only be 
removed if the National Assembly passes a motion of no 
confidence with a majority vote. 
 
-- The composition of the coalition government will at all 
times take into account the principle of portfolio balance 
and will reflect their relative parliamentary strength. 
 
 
NAIROBI 00000601  002 OF 003 
 
 
-- The coalition will be dissolved if the Tenth Parliament is 
dissolved; or if the parties agree in writing; or if one 
coalition partner withdraws from the coalition. 
 
-- The National Accord and Reconciliation Act shall be 
entrenched in the Constitution. 
 
Having agreed on the critical issues above, we will now take 
this process to Parliament. It will be convened at the 
earliest moment to enact these agreements.  This will be in 
the form of an Act of Parliament and the necessary amendment 
to the Constitution. 
 
We believe by these steps we can together in the spirit of 
partnership bring peace and prosperity back to the people of 
Kenya who so richly deserve it. 
 
 
Agreed this date 28 February 2008 
 
 
 
Hon. Raila Odinga             H.E. President Mwai Kibaki 
Orange Democratic Movement          Government/Party of 
National                                             y 
                        Unity 
 
 
Witnessed By: 
 
 
 
H.E. Kofi A. Annan                    H.E. Jakaya Kikwete 
 
Chairman of the Panel              President of the United 
of Eminent African Persons         Republic of Tanzania 
                                   and Chairman of the 
                                   African Union 
 
 
 
The National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008 
 
Preamble: 
 
There is a crisis in this country.  The Parties have come 
together in recognition of this crisis, and agree that a 
political solution is required. 
 
Given the disputed elections and the divisions in the 
Parliament and the country, neither side is able to govern 
without the other.  There needs to be real power sharing to 
move the country forward. 
 
A coalition must be a partnership with commitment on both 
sides to govern together and push through a reform agenda for 
the benefit of all Kenyans. 
 
Description of the Act: 
 
An Act of Parliament to provide for the settlement of the 
disputes arising from the presidential elections of 2007, 
formation of a Coalition Government and Establishment of the 
Offices of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and 
Ministers of the Government of Kenya, their functions and 
various matters connected with and incidental to the 
foregoing. 
 
1. This Act may be cited as the National Accord and 
Reconciliation Act 2008. 
 
2. This Act shall come into force upon its publication in the 
Kenya Gazette which shall not be later than 14 days from the 
date of Assent. 
 
3.  (1) There shall be a Prime Minister of the Government of 
Kenya and two Deputy Prime Ministers who shall be appointed 
by the President in accordance with this section. 
 
--  (2) The person to be appointed as Prime Minister shall be 
an elected member of the    National Assembly who is the 
parliamentary leader of - 
 
NAIROBI 00000601  003 OF 003 
 
 
 
(a)   the political party that has the largest number of 
members in the National  Assembly; or 
(b)   a coalition of political parties in the event that the 
leader of the political party that has the largest number of 
members of the National Assembly does not command the 
majority in the National Assembly. 
 
-- (3) Each member of the coalition shall nominate one person 
from the elected members of the National Assembly to be 
appointed a Deputy Prime Minister. 
 
4.  (1) The Prime Minister: 
 
    a) shall have authority to coordinate and supervise the 
execution of the functions   and affairs of the Government of 
Kenya including those of Ministries; 
    b) may assign any of the coordination responsibilities of 
his office to the Deputy Prime Ministers, as well as one of 
them to deputise for him; 
    c) shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to 
him by the President or under any written law. 
 
 -- (2) In the formation of the coalition government, the 
persons to be appointed as Ministers and Assistant Ministers 
from the political parties that are partners in the coalition 
other than the President,s party, shall be nominated by the 
parliamentary leader of the party in the coalition. 
Thereafter there shall be full consultation with the 
President on the appointment of all Ministers. 
 
-- (3) The composition of the coalition government shall at 
all times reflect the relative parliamentary strengths of the 
respective parties and shall at all times take into account 
the principle of portfolio balance. 
 
-- (4) The office of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime 
Minister shall become vacant only if - 
a) the holder of the office dies, resigns or ceases to be a 
member of the National 
      Assembly otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of 
Parliament; or 
b) the National Assembly passes a resolution which is 
supported by a majority of 
all the members of the National Assembly excluding the 
ex-officio members and of which not less than seven days 
notice has been given declaring that the National Assembly 
has no confidence in the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime 
Minister, as the case may be; or 
 
c)the coalition is dissolved. 
 
-- (5) The removal of any Minister nominated by a 
parliamentary party of the coalition shall be made only after 
prior consultation and concurrence in writing with the leader 
of that party. 
 
5.  The Cabinet shall consist of the President, the 
Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the two Deputy Prime 
Ministers and the other Ministers. 
 
6.  The coalition shall stand dissolved if: 
(a) the Tenth Parliament is dissolved; or 
(b) the coalition parties agree in writing; or 
(c) one coalition partner withdraws from the coalition by a 
resolution of the highest decision-making organ of that party 
in writing. 
 
7.  The prime minister and deputy prime ministers shall be 
entitled to such salaries, allowances, benefits, privileges 
and emoluments as may be approved by Parliament from time to 
time. 
 
8.  This Act shall cease to apply upon dissolution of the 
tenth Parliament, if the coalition is dissolved, or a new 
constitution is enacted, whichever is earlier. 
 
End text. 
RANNEBERGER