Their bickering and accusations after disputed elections led to nationwide violence and threatened the future of what was one of Africa's most stable nations.
But now Kenya's rival political leaders have made up and agreed to share power.
President Mwai Kibaki has unveiled a cabinet of ministers from both sides of the political divide.
The man who stood against him, Raila Odinga will be the new prime minister.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports.
afrol News - Huge diamonds found in DRC : "A Canadian mineral exploration firm, Mexivada Mining Corp, has reported the discovery of two large diamonds in its 100% controlled Malambani Permis de Recherche concession, located near Mayoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mexivada described the first stone as a white, modified octahedron 7.5 milimetres in diameter while the second stone was a shiny 6 milimetre greenish-white coloured dodecahedral diamond. Each of them weighs 0.1 gram"