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Of Kivuitu and his instincts, or lack thereof…
Posted by: evesreflections on: January 4, 2008
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Instinct is a powerful thing. 10 minutes after Kivuitu chose to ignore his, he had effectively changed the course of history. We trooped patriotically to our polling stations, braving the scorching sun and torrential downpours. We voted peacefully, and those of us endowed with televisions and radios proceeded back to our homes to watch ECK [...]
Marooned: Election 2007 in Kenya and the aftermath, through my window
Posted by: evesreflections on: December 30, 2007
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26th December
I brave the extremely bumpy excuse of a road from Western Kenya to Nairobi, excited to participate in a free and fair election. The whole country has been hyped up and we have high expectations. It’s going to be a challenge for all the candidates. The main candidates, Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki are [...]
