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Nairobi: Kenya's president and opposition leader said on Thursday they have agreed on a new Cabinet as part of a power-sharing deal to end postelection violence.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan had said he was concerned over the slow pace of forming a new government under the deal he brokered in February.
Annan's statement echoed the frustration many Kenyans have expressed at how long it has taken the leaders to put the power-sharing deal in effect, particularly after parliament quickly pushed through laws more than two weeks ago to legalize the deal the two men signed.
A statement from President Mwai Kibaki's office said he and opposition leader Raila Odinga had agreed to form a 40-ministry Cabinet. Odinga told reporters the details would be announced on Sunday and the Cabinet would be sworn in April 12.
Kibaki spokesman Isaiya Kabira told The Associated Press the president would attend a summit in India next week, which is why the swearing-in ceremony will be held a week after the Cabinet is named.
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