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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Election: the eye of the storm?

So far things are quiet, very quiet, after Monday's election as everyone holds their breath for the results. The new Biometric Voter Registration system failed eventually everywhere and votes are now being counted manually. Nairobi is described as a 'ghost town' as people stay home and wait. So far Kenyatta has a substantial lead despite his indictment at the ICC, although about one third of polls have not yet reported. There is a big fight brewing over the high number of rejected ballots. There are reports of food shortages and high prices for fruit and vegetables as truckers do not deliver.

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