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NAIROBI-Kenya's government said on Thursday it agreed in principle to creating a prime minister's post demanded by the opposition, a possible breakthrough in a political crisis some worry could explode into violence again.Local and international pressure has grown for a deal to end the standoff over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election on December 27.The opposition has threatened to resume street protests next week if its demands are not met.Though the east African nation has been relatively calm for the last two weeks, the protest threat stoked fears of a resumption of the post-poll violence that killed at least 1,000 people and forced more than 300,000 out of their homes.The unrest has damaged Kenya's reputation as a trade and tourism hub and one of Africa's most stable nations, usually the host of peace talks rather than the subject of them.The African Union's new chairman, Jean Ping, flew into Kenya on Thursday to add his diplomatic weight to the crisis talks led by the former U.N. secretary general, Kofi Annan."I'm beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel," Annan said in a statement after talks on Thursday.Both teams were to meet with their leaders on "a joint proposal that had been largely agreed on the governance structure" before returning on Friday, the statement said.Government negotiator Mutula Kilonzo earlier said the creation of a prime minister's post was the focus.
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