Photos: Kofi Annan in Kenya with Kibaki, Raila

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who died on Saturday, is synonymous with the peace deal that brought an end to Kenya’s post election violence in 2007/8.

The highly disputed general election of 2007 resulted in deadly chaos that caused the death of over 1000 people and left thousands others injured and without a place to call home.

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The country was on the brink of collapse and there seemed to be no reprieve in sight when political rivals refused the proposed intervention of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa.

It is at this point that Koffi Annan was asked to step in, a role that he embraced wholeheartedly not knowing how the hard stance of both sides would pose a challenge.

Peace talks at Nairobi’s Serena Hotel between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga teams would end in disarray but Annan was not deterred.

It was not until he brokered a peace deal between the two leaders that he finally left the country. Below are pictures of Koffi Annan in Kenya:

Photos courtesy of Reuters