Lion Guardians

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Dec 30 2007 | By: admin

Today, we are all huddling around our radios breathlessly waiting for announcement of presidential election results. We went to the polls on the 27th December (Thursday). Several days down the line, we are still waiting for the results.

The Electoral Commission Chairman had been updating us several times each day. This, he went on doing until chaos broke out when one of the representatives of one party accused him of ‘doctoring’ the results to favour the incumbent president. He had to be escorted to safety under tight security and has since been holed up in meetings with the candidates and their representatives. They disappeared all night and as I am writing this, it is well past noon.

The last update that he had given indicated a very tight race. Over 180 constituencies had presented their results and only about 18 were remaining. The gap between the two rivals was less than 40,000 with the opposition candidate leading. This gap is so small that only one constituency could tip the election either way!

Well, we wait with lots of suspense and hope for peace and calm as we enter the new year and most probably, a new government! You may get updates on this on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7164728.stm.

Wish us luck!

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