NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was sworn in Thursday as part of a power-sharing deal with President Mwai Kibaki that ended weeks of violence after disputed elections.

Police reported another death Thursday in the unrelated gang violence paralyzing the capital.

Mr. Kibaki named Mr. Odinga as prime minister Sunday. The two former presidential rivals agreed in February to share power after more than 1,000 Kenyans lost their lives in fighting following elections, but the deal was followed by weeks of wrangling over ministerial positions.

Forty ministers are taking office Thursday -- 20 each from Messrs. Kibaki's and Odinga's supporters. The former ruling party retains key ministries like finance and internal security, but the former opposition takes positions including agriculture and local government. All ministers, including Mr. Odinga, had to swear an oath of loyalty to the president.

Many observers have criticized the size of the cabinet, saying it will be too expensive at a time when hundreds of thousands were made homeless by the violence. But a peaceful protest held by civil society groups was broken up by police with tear gas. The largest cabinet in Kenya's history will also be riddled with distrust and political rivalries.

Mr. Odinga served in Kibaki's government after the 2002 elections, but fell out when he wasn't made prime minister as promised. He was thrown out of government in 2005 for campaigning against a constitutional amendment that would have greatly expanded the presidency's already considerable powers.

Gang Violence Simmers

In unrelated violence Thursday, members of the banned Mungiki gang killed at least one person in the eastern part of the capital, police official Patrick Mangoli said. He said the gang also tried to burn down a chief's camp overnight in the same part of the city but their petrol bombs failed to burn properly.

At least thirteen people were killed Monday when the gang began their protests over the killing of the wife and brother of two leaders last week. They say the police were responsible, a charge the authorities deny. The Mungiki have shut down public transport in large parts of the capital by threatening to behead bus drivers and commuters and gang members armed with machetes and sticks set up roadblocks.