KENYA ' S PRESIDENT BLOCKS SUSPENSION OF 2 TOP OFFICIALS
Raila Odinga
Part of the problem lies in the fractious power-sharing government that was set up  under intense international pressure  in 2008  after a disputed election in Kenya burst into a bloodbath. Supporters of Kibaki and his campaign rival  Odinga  battled in the streets  killing more than 1 000 people and displacing hundreds of thousands in a country that had been considered one of Africa's most promising. In early 2008  Odinga became prime minister  and other leadership positions were split between Kibaki's loyalists and the opposition.
 On Saturday  Kibaki suspended eight senior officials for three months over corruption allegations  including two senior aides to Odinga  according to the BBC. On Sunday afternoon  Odinga said he was suspending the ministers of agriculture and education for three months because two recent reports  including one completed by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers  "have laid credible foundations for the two ministers to be investigated."
 Odinga also said he was referring the files to criminal prosecutors.
 It is not clear what is going to happen next  and some political analysts in Kenya believe Odinga may soon resign to position himself as the leader of the opposition for the next presidential election in 2012.
Part of the problem lies in the fractious power-sharing government that was set up  under intense international pressure  in 2008  after a disputed election in Kenya burst into a bloodbath. Supporters of Kibaki and his campaign rival  Odinga  battled in the streets  killing more than 1 000 people and displacing hundreds of thousands in a country that had been considered one of Africa's most promising. In early 2008  Odinga became prime minister  and other leadership positions were split between Kibaki's loyalists and the opposition.
 On Saturday  Kibaki suspended eight senior officials for three months over corruption allegations  including two senior aides to Odinga  according to the BBC. On Sunday afternoon  Odinga said he was suspending the ministers of agriculture and education for three months because two recent reports  including one completed by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers  "have laid credible foundations for the two ministers to be investigated."
 Odinga also said he was referring the files to criminal prosecutors.
 It is not clear what is going to happen next  and some political analysts in Kenya believe Odinga may soon resign to position himself as the leader of the opposition for the next presidential election in 2012.