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0818hrs: Makadara civic ward aspirant name missing from ballot paper
0821hrs: ECK cancels election for Civic ward in Makadara
08:22hrs: Trouble in Manyatta Constituency as a Cooperative minister Peter Ndwigas agent is thrown out of social hall for allegedly recieving a phone call inside a polling station.
0824hrs: Mutava Musyimi casts vote in Gachoka constituency
0825hrs: Orengo about to walk into a polling station
0920: William Ruto leaving Eldoret home to cast vote
0922hrs: Charity Ngilu protests at a kitui polling station.
0922hrs: Pius Muiru accompanied by wife casts ballot
0923hrs: Kalonzo Musyoka expected to vote
More updates coming all day...
0924hrs: Moyale's 34,474 voters jam polling stations as one polling stations with as little as 124 voters report end of exercise with a hundred percent record of voters turning up...
0925hrs: Early voter turnout in Mararal in Samburu
Crucial statistics
2,548 polling stations
15,000 civic seats
28,000 polling stations
14.2 million voters
Past Election Results
1997
Winners
Daniel Moi _ 2.5m - 40.5%
Mwai Kibaki - 1.9m - 31%
Raila Odinga - 667,886 - 10.8%
2002 Results
Mwai Kibaki - 3.6m - 62.2%
Uhuru Kenyatta - 1.8m - 31.3%
Simeon Nyachae - 345,161 - 5.9%
2005 REFERENDUM
NO Team (led by Raila Odinga) - 3.5m - 57%
Yes Team (led by President Mwai Kibaki) - 2.5m - 43%
1997 parliamentary seat
Kanu - 107 seats, 6 nominated MPs
DP - 39seats, 2 nominated seats
NDP - 21 SEATS, 1 NOMINATED
FOrd Kenya- 17 seats, 1 nominated
2002 results
Narc- 125 seats, 7 nominated
Kanu - 64 seats, 4 nominated
Ford People - 14 seats, 1 nominated
Safina - 2 seats
Ford Asili - 2 seats
Sis Kwa Sisi- 2 seats
0951hrs: Kibaki arrives at Mutoini primary school
0952hrs: KJ about to vote in Dagorettie
0955hrs:Raila getting into Old Primary School to vote, the polling station gets into a frenzy as he strolls in holding Ida Odinga and accompanied by Fidel and Rosemary and his campaign detail
0956: Our Busia reporter files this story -
Busia District Hospital authorities today barred a man from leaving institution to go and vote since he was nursing a child that was being treated for tetanus.
According to the hospital matron, Ms Semrick Obel, the 55 year old Alex Musina, from Shinamwenyuli village in Butere district, had initially sought discharge for the child to enable him vote .
"There are those we can permit to go and vote after assessing the condition and how long they can take outside, but not this particular one" said Sister Obel wondering why the ECK didn't consider setting up mobile polling stations in hospitals.
"If KNEC can bring examinations in the hospital what prevents ECK to bring the ballot boxes here?" she asked, adding that many patients had felt disenfranchised.
The nurses said that tetanus was a dangerous disease that the government may need to investigate if immunization was appropriately carried out in the patients' place of origin.
'The government has spent a lot of money on treating the child who is now showing signs of recovery and now you want to discharged him against medical recommendation, we can't allow that", the matron told the man and threatened to report him to the Children 's department for child abuse.
0957hrs: Raila recieving hands in his identification details to first clerk and they are NOT certified
I have just completed my vote at olympic primary.The turn out is massive and there is a rumour floating that Livondo WHO IS SUPPORTED BY KINA KIBAKI ETI AMNG'OE RAILA KWA LANGATA CONSTITUENCY bado hajulikani alipo na kuna umbeya unasema amejiuzulu kwa niaba ya Raila dakika ya mwisho! Nimeiskia lakini ngojeni nidhibitishe for now its just a rumour among the queuing crowds of people.I will go back later to make sure the counting is without PANUA tricks.
But as news from other areas stream in its hard to understand how such stupid mistakes can be made.ECK should employ qualified and experienced staff.This is so unprofessional.These mix-up will deny most poeple especially women,nursing mothers,a chance to vote as dusk will fall on them,rains in some part might deter voters staying late.Atleast in nairobi most pple including women have vowed to wait till they vote,but in many parts of shags delays will affect total voter numbers.
Voting has been delayed in Budalangi primary school after a mix up with parliamentary ballot papers.
ECK returning officer Lydia Nambenge said the parliamentary ballot papers produced at the polling station were intended for Bura constituency.
Nambenge said the papers have been taken back to Nairobi and they're waiting for the proper parliamentary papers to be flown to Budalangi.
Mix up of ballot papers were recorded as those of Eldoret North found in Naivasha, Changamwe found in Kajiado North and Gatanga in Kitutu Chache
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__________________ "The implementation of the Annan Agreement requires goodwill, unity, good faith and integrity from the 10th Parliament in Kenya." Mwai Kibaki.6th March, 2008
Ntafurahi sana kama Kibaki akishinda, kwa sababu utendaji wake wa kazi kwenye miaka mitano iliyopita utakuwa umetoa mchango kwa ushindi wake(kama akishinda kwa ukabila sitafurahi)
Nitafurahi kama Odinga akishinda kwa sabau watanzania tuliolala tutakuwa tumeona kuwa si lazima rais awe madarakani kwa vipindi vyote viwili, na si dhambi kuchagua mtu kutoka upinzania. Itakuwa ni precedence nzuri sana. L
KTN NEWS: 1.00pm - ODM presidential candidate Raila Odinga finally casts his vote at Old Kibera Primary School in Lang'ata constituency after earlier irregularities in the register are resolved by the Electoral Commission.ECK OFFICIALS apologize to the Opposition chief.
Kura za Samburu West kwenye kituo kimoja zimeshahesabiwa...Raila 5789, Kibaki 551. 16 ziliharibika....
Raila hoyee!
__________________ "The implementation of the Annan Agreement requires goodwill, unity, good faith and integrity from the 10th Parliament in Kenya." Mwai Kibaki.6th March, 2008
Thanks,
Kuna thread ya election progress- hebu nenda kule utupe updates ndugu!
Ahsante
Shukran Nimeiona. Ninahamia kuko huko sasa hivi....very interesting views ....inaonekana waTZ fulani wanampenda Kibaki kuliko Raila...diyo demokrasia eti.
ALL INCOMING UPDATES NTAZIPOST KWA HIO THREAD NYINGINE
__________________ "The implementation of the Annan Agreement requires goodwill, unity, good faith and integrity from the 10th Parliament in Kenya." Mwai Kibaki.6th March, 2008
Du Kenyan tanzania,
Ahsante kwa habari moto2- sijui kwa nini Lang'ata walichelewesha- any clues?
Majibu ya haraka. Mhe. Mzalendo wacha nitafute ripoti za halali kuhusu hili nitarejea hewani baada ya muda usimrefu. Utulivu umerejea kwenye pande zilizoshuhudia vita jana.
NEWS YA SAA KUMI:
1. Zikiwa zimesalia dakika 52 muda wa uchaguzi ukwishe Wakuuu wa TUME ECK wapohewani wakisema kwamba vituo zilizofunguliwa late zipewe muda zaidi kadri ya ile ambayo ilikuwa imepotezwa awali.
2. EU obsavas wanasema wamepata ripoti nyingi toka kwote nchini lakini watatoa ripoti yao kamili jumamosi. Amesema viongozi warespekt wanakura
3. Viongozi wa kimataifa wanapongeza Kenya kwa kupiga siasa za hali ya juu sana Afrika
4. Mkuu wa ECK anasema wananchi ambao tiyali wapo kwa foleni wapewe nafasi kupiga kura hata itakapokwisha muda wa kura yaan saa kumi na moja jioni.
Baada ya two hours ntarejea.
__________________ "The implementation of the Annan Agreement requires goodwill, unity, good faith and integrity from the 10th Parliament in Kenya." Mwai Kibaki.6th March, 2008
Shukran Nimeiona. Ninahamia kuko huko sasa hivi....very interesting views ....inaonekana waTZ fulani wanampenda Kibaki kuliko Raila...diyo demokrasia eti.
Tunawapenda wakenya wote Raila, Kibaki wote ni jirani zetu. Mkiamua wakenya tutawasikiliza.