A staff member of the Election Commission told the reporter that there were about13,000 registered voters at the polling station of Kirimanyi Primary School, and the situation this morning was very different from the long queue during the presidential election on August 8. The situation at the polling station of the National Social Security Fund Square in Nairobi CBD is similar to that of Kirimanyi Primary School. The reporter saw here at noon that there were nearly 20 policemen in the polling station, which was equivalent to the number of voters queuing at the polling station at that time. In the August general election, there are so many people here that it usually takes half an hour or more to queue up to vote here. Although there are not many voters, the voters who came to vote still have hope for the future of the country. Bette, a 52-year-old businesswoman, and her daughter Cynthia came to the polling station of KiRimanyi Primary School that day.
As a graduate student in economics, Cynthia believes that according to the Supreme Court's ruling, the Election Committee respects this decision by holding the presidential election again today. "Kenya should elect a new president as soon as possible, unite the country and develop the economy." Timothy Morogo, a voter engaged in document photography, told reporters that since the August election, orders have been much less due to political instability. I came to vote this time to exercise my rights and hope that the country will restore stability as soon as possible. "I hope to elect a new president as soon as possible, so that business can get better soon!" Kenya's presidential election this year has been full of twists and turns. * * * Eight political parties, coalitions of political parties and independent candidates participated in the presidential election held on August 8, among which presidential candidate Jubilee, current President Kenyatta and the leader of the opposition "National Super League" Odinga were the main competitors. On August 1 1, the Election Committee announced the vote counting results, and Kenyatta was re-elected. However, Odinga refused to accept this result and appealed to the Supreme Court.
/kloc-in September, 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the presidential election result was invalid and demanded that the election be held again within 60 days. Since then, the Election Commission has announced that all previous candidates will take part in the re-election held on June 26th, 65438/KLOC-0. Odinga believes that the Election Commission cannot ensure that the irregularities during the first general election will not happen again, and once announced its withdrawal from the re-election. 10 year 10 On October 25th, he announced at a rally that he would turn "Guo Chao" into a "resistance movement" and called on his supporters to boycott the general election. However, the reporter noticed on the 26th that Odinga's name still appeared on the re-election ballot. Before the voting began on the 26th, the "National Super League" had launched several demonstrations against the Election Commission. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the re-voting, Kenya invested more than 6.5438+0.3 million police force.
According to local media reports, most of Kenya's more than 40,000 polling stations successfully voted on the 26th, but some sites were still unable to vote normally due to interference. On the 26th polling day, protests and demonstrations took place in western Kenya and other places, which triggered local conflicts. In Kisumu, western Kenya, roads leading to several polling stations were blocked by protesters, making it impossible for election materials to arrive. The reporter learned from Kisumu Central Hospital that at least/kloc-0 people were killed and 20 people were injured in the local conflict between demonstrators and police. At the polling station of the Olympic Primary School in Kibera, Nairobi's largest slum, a group of protesters tried to lock the school gate with chains, trying to prevent voters from entering the scene to vote, and were finally dispersed by the police. The current President Kenyatta made a brief speech to the media and supporters after the vote on the 26th. He said there should be no more endless elections. "We call on voters to actively participate in the voting. Now is the time to move forward. "