Kenya has joined African countries that have declined to recognise the government of President Robert Mugabe.
Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula said Kenya would not recognise Mugabe’s government as legitimate.
Wetangula said the presidential election re-run in Zimbabwe was not free and fair.
He urged Mugabe to demonstrate political maturity and look for "real solutions" to the crisis facing his country.
"Kenya is ready to help and show Mugabe how to solve the crisis," said the minister.
He said Kenyans experienced problems after last year’s disputed elections and had acquired crisis resolution experiences that Mugabe could borrow from.
Wetangula said Mugabe should opt for a coalition government to solve the political impasse. "If he accepts a power-sharing formula, Kenya is ready to offer advice and also mediate," he said.
The minister made the remarks during the weekend in Sirisia at the burial of his uncle, Francis Wabuke.
Zimbabwe’s Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has, however, rejected calls for a national unity government, saying it would not solve the crisis. He said a unity government would merely accommodate Mugabe after much of the world had labelled his regime illegitimate.
He added that such a government would not address the problems facing Zimbabweans or be the will of the people.
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