The Kofi Annan-Led Conflict Resolution Talks

Kofi Annan has been in Kenya for over two weeks now as the Chief Negotiator of a team consisting of Eminent Persons (Her Excellency Graca Machel of the ANC party of South Africa and His Excellency Benjamin Mkapa former President of the Republic of Tanzania). Throughout the course of the mediations, some dialogue and comments questioning the necessity of foreign influence in mediation process has been raised in many quarters. Is foreign mediation necessary? Will an entirely home-grown solution produce the best results?