Prime minister Raila Odinga is now cautioning the African continent not to fashion grand coalition politics.

Odinga says the precedence taking root in African after political standoffs was a threat to the inherent right of popular sovereignty granted to the people in which the ballot decides.

With Kenya having embraced the concept and Zimbabwe just three days old in the Grand coalition politics, questions are now emerging as to whether Africa is sacrificing the more cherished democracy at the altar of power sharing deals.

Odinga whose office is a creation of the politics of power sharing is now warning the continent that this is not a recipe for solving political crisis.

He said Africa was going through a period of political transition and that multi-party democracy should not be relegated to the periphery

Speaking after meeting a delegation from Denmark led by the Danish State Secretary IB Petersen on Wednesday Odinga said he had asked Zimbabwean Prime minister Morgan Tsvangaria to stand firm and not surrender his quest for democracy.

He however said Kenya's grand coalition government was on track despite the challenges it was encountering.