Obama scolds Kenya

Mr Obama has not invited either President Kibaki or Mr Odinga to the White House, even though the PM visited the US in May.

The two principals have often been criticised locally and internationally for failing to guide the country out of danger ahead of the 2012 general elections.

Up to date, the two are yet to settle on the leader of government business in Parliament after a deadlock ensued when the president appointed Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and the PM nominated himself in April.

However, the two have in the recent past moved to assure the country that the coalition would last to the end and would deliver on the reforms envisaged in the national accord. Some of these include constitution review, electoral review, land reforms and reconciliation.

The government plans to change key parts of the proposed tribunal law in an attempt to get MPs to vote for it. Amendment to the tribunal Bill was top on the agenda of the meeting between a Kenyan delegation and Mr Annan, who mediated an end to the political crisis in 2008.

Two clauses are likely to be amended: The one that requires office holders to be charged for crimes committed by their juniors and another which said suspects are to resign and face arrest the moment they are named.

The amendments are intended to disarm MPs and get them to vote for a local tribunal.

The two clauses were contested by MPs and may have caused the Bill to be rejected by Parliament. A number of MPs have however expressed their disapproval, vowing to scuttle the process once more when the Bill is tabled again.