Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan is to meet Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki today to try to end a post-election crisis.
Following talks with Mr Annan, Kenya's opposition said late on Wednesday it would halt planned demonstrations against Mr Kibaki's disputed December 27th poll victory. Previous protests have ended in rioting and bloody clashes with security forces.
Mr Annan had been due to meet Mr Kibaki yesterday, but the Kenyan leader instead met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a close ally who is one of few African leaders to have congratulated Mr Kibaki on his win.
Mr Annan yesterday held talks with Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement, who says Mr Kibaki stole a vote he narrowly won at the end of last month.
The resulting dispute plunged Kenya into chaos and triggered ethnically-motivated killings, tarnishing the image of a country long seen as one of Africa's most stable.