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AFP, Nairobi

Kenya's rival camps were Monday to resume crisis talks in a bid to clinch solution to long-lasting problems after a power-sharing deal pulled the country from the brink of self-destruction. The talks are chaired by former Nigerian foreign minister Oluyemi Adeniji, replacing former UN chief Kofi Annan who left the country on Sunday after extracting a power-sharing deal between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga. The wide-ranging negotiations are focusing on long-term issues including land, constitutional and government reforms, and economic disparities among Kenyan communities. Annan, who arrived in Kenya on January 22, flew out and admonished Kenyans to stick to the path of reconciliation while grappling with the remaining tough issues. The feuding leaders last Thursday agreed to create a post of a prime minister and two deputies under the current constitution pending a comprehensive constitutional review in 12 months' time.