Kenyan Parliament Passes Power-Sharing Amendment
肯尼亞議會就分享權(quán)力通過修正案

Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. Both sides have expressed strong support for the deal, but the bigger test will be to see how well the parties cooperate in a coalition government.

肯尼亞議會一致通過一項(xiàng)議案，修改憲法，附加承認(rèn)兩個主要政黨簽署的權(quán)力分享協(xié)議。雙方表示堅(jiān)決支持這項(xiàng)協(xié)定，但是，更大的考驗(yàn)是，兩黨在聯(lián)合政府如何更好的合作。

The power-sharing agreement signed late last month by President Mwai Kibaki and his challenger in December's disputed elections, Raila Odinga, calls for the creation of the position of prime minister - which would go to Odinga. The Cabinet would be split evenly between the two sides.

齊貝吉總統(tǒng)和他在去年12月有爭議的選舉中的挑戰(zhàn)者奧廷加上月底簽署的權(quán)力分享協(xié)議呼吁設(shè)立一個總理職位，這個職位將由奧廷加擔(dān)任。內(nèi)閣職位將由兩黨平分。

Kenya's constitution needs to be amended to accommodate such changes. After finalizing the amendment, the parliament will take up another bill to put in place the power-sharing arrangement.

需要修改肯尼亞憲法以適應(yīng)這樣的變化。在最后確定這個修正案之后，議會將審議另一個法案，實(shí)施權(quán)力分享安排。

Both leaders had strongly urged support for the necessary amendment and debate in parliament was marked by conciliation and optimism. Odinga called for Kenyans to unite behind the agreement.

雙方領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人強(qiáng)烈敦促支持對憲法進(jìn)行這種必要的修改，議會舉行的辯論顯現(xiàn)出和解與樂觀的氣氛。奧廷加呼吁肯尼亞人團(tuán)結(jié)一致支持新協(xié)議。

"Let us not look at each other, Mr. Speaker, as PNU, ODM-K, ODM and so on," he said. "Let us now fuse together now as one people who want to do something for the people of Kenya. Let us strengthen the foundation of multiparty democracy in our country."

奧廷加說：“議長先生，我們不要把對方看成是民族團(tuán)結(jié)黨、肯尼亞橙色民主運(yùn)動或者橙色民主運(yùn)動等等�，F(xiàn)在讓我們?nèi)趨R在一起，團(tuán)結(jié)起來，就像希望為肯尼亞人民作一些事情的同一個人，讓我們一起鞏固我國多黨民主制的基礎(chǔ)�！�

President Kibaki made an unusual appearance before parliament, expressing hope that the political and ethnic violence that killed over 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands following the election, can be left behind.

齊貝吉總統(tǒng)不同尋常地出現(xiàn)在議會。他表示，希望這些政治暴力和民族間的暴力能夠被拋在腦后。選舉后發(fā)生的這些暴力事件奪去一千多人的生命，數(shù)10萬人流離失所。

"We were developing apart earlier on. And now we are going together," said President Kibaki. "That we are going together is a joy, for the reason that we shall succeed. Where we were headed a little while ago it was terrible. And I am quite sure myself that we have found an answer."

齊貝吉說：“早些時候，我們走向分裂，但是現(xiàn)在我們正走到一起。走到一起是一件讓人高興的事情。因?yàn)槲覀儗�獲得成功。不久前我們到了一個危險(xiǎn)階段，太可怕了�，F(xiàn)在我自己十分肯定，我們找到了答案�！�

While politicians have united behind the power-sharing agreement, there remains some uncertainty over how the coalition will function in practice. A statement by the head of the country's civil service last week, which seemed to imply a lesser role for the prime minister and less sharing of government jobs than the opposition had expected, prompted criticism from Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement.

雖然政界人士一致支持權(quán)力分享協(xié)議，但是就聯(lián)合政府如何在實(shí)踐中運(yùn)行，仍然存在一些不確定因素。上個星期，國家行政事務(wù)部負(fù)責(zé)人發(fā)表的聲明似乎暗示，總理發(fā)揮的作用較小，反對黨分享政府職位的數(shù)量比原先預(yù)期的要少，聲明引起奧廷加的橙色民主運(yùn)動的批評。

The coalition government will also oversee a year-long overhaul of Kenya's constitution, which critics charge now grants the president too many powers.

聯(lián)合政府還將監(jiān)督對憲法進(jìn)行的為期一年的修改，批評人士指控現(xiàn)有的憲法給予總統(tǒng)過多的權(quán)力。

In parliament, there was widespread support for the need to change the document. But discussion on the details of reforms - including curtailing the president's powers, decentralizing the government, and changing laws of land ownership - is likely to prove far more contentious.

在議會，議員廣泛支持對憲法進(jìn)行必要的修改，但是，就具體的修改進(jìn)行的討論很可能會引發(fā)更多的爭議，具體修改包括：減少總統(tǒng)權(quán)力、政府權(quán)力下放、修改土地所有權(quán)法等。