VOA标准英语2009年-Kenya Party Calls for Renegotiation of Power-Sh
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(三月)
In the latest sign of the divisions within Kenya's governing coalition 1, the country's largest party says the power-sharing agreement binding 2 the two main political factions 3 together should be renegotiated.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (l) and opposition 4 chief Raila Odinga sign agreement in Nairobi, 28 Feb 2008
One year since President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga agreed to share power in a coalition government, tensions between the two sides are still powerful.
Odinga's party, the Orange Democratic Movement, controls the most seats in parliament, but Kibaki's Party of National Unity 5 controls the powerful presidency 6.
The Orange Democratic Movement says it has not been given enough power in the government. ODM Secretary-General Anyang' Nyong'o said the party would ask former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan, who negotiated the power-sharing accord, to revisit the deal.
"The coalition government has fallen far short of implementing 7 the national accord in letter and in spirit, thereby 8 shortchanging our party in appointment of the civil service, public operations and the security services and undermining power-sharing in several respects," he said. "The national accord therefore needs to be renegotiated."
In recent weeks, public dissatisfaction with the government has been on the rise, driven by allegations of corruption 9 scandals in the agriculture and energy ministries 10, the failure to stem a food shortage and rising prices, and investigations 11 into police misconduct. More than two-thirds of the respondents in a recent poll said the government had not accomplished 12 anything over the past year.
While divisions among Kenya's leaders on these issues have often cut across traditional political alignments 13, the ODM statement brings the split between the two parties back to the center of debate.
Nyong'o suggested that the powers of the president should be cut back. That issue is expected to be at the center of the debate over reforming Kenya's constitution, also called for under last year's power-sharing agreement. This week, the government appointed a commission to review proposals for a new constitution. Kenya has made several previous attempts at overhauling 15 the constitution, all unsuccessful.
Nyong'o also said the Orange Democratic Movement had endorsed 16 the recommendations of the U.N. special investigator 17 on extrajudicial killings 18, who called for the resignation of Kenya's police commissioner 19 and attorney general, and an overhaul 14 of police oversight 20.
The government spokesman last week rejected the U.N. findings, but other members of the president's party have said the government should consider them
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
- Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
- He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
- Along some active faults we can see clear alignments of microearthquakes. 微震清晰地沿着某些活动断层排列着。
- The technique requires critical and difficult optical alignments. 这种技术要求严格，并且光学调整困难。
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
- I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。 来自辞典例句
- Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。 来自互联网
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
- The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。