Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki agree to a coalition government

Kenya's rival politicians signed a power-sharing agreement Thursday and shook hands after weeks of bitter negotiations on how to end the country's deadly postelection crisis.

"We do have a deal," Annan told reporters, saying the agreement creates the prime minister's post that the opposition has been demanding. "Thus our work on the government structure for Kenya has successfully been completed today."

I really hope and pray that things can start getting back to some sense of normality, if that is at all possible after all we have been through.

I am exhaling now.