Happy Botched Day Uhuru Kenyatta! [26th October 2017]

The one ballot given at the Olympic Primary School in Kibera, Nairobi!

Well, this they has been special, its been very special, chickens, kids and dogs has been in polling stations. There been utter silence and enough photos proving the indifference and care for the ballots or even care repeated elections. We warned that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should postpone it. Still, they didn’t have the courage to do so. They continued because they thought people was naive and would follow the orders of the ruling regime. Alas, that is proven today and it didn’t happen.

The IEBC Portal was quickly down, even as the IEBC has dropped 16,000 34A’s or Presidential Election Return Forms, that validates the counted votes from each polling station and is both signed and stamped by Returning Officers. This to certify the local election before sent away to central tally station.

When you look at the released forms, that the Kenyan Media doesn’t care about or discuss, because it is insulting and embarrassing. The embarrassment is results like this in Bobaracho Ward in Kisii County, where Uhuru got 33 votes, Raila got 1 and the total of voters there 368. This is not anomaly, but more of what is the usual at this point. In Busia, Matayos, Bukhayo West Polling Station, where it is registered 576 voters, there was 12 for Uhuru and one for Dida. So 13 voters out of 576. In Busia, Namibale, Namibale Town, where it is registered 593 voters, the total voters was 5 and all 5 was voting for Uhuru. In Kisumu, Kisumu West, North West Kisumu, total voters are 589, the total voters was 6 and they voted for Uhuru. In Vihiga, Sabatia county, Wodanga Ward total voters are 367, but total voters was 2 and they voted for Uhuru. In Bungoma, Webuye West county, Matulo Ward total voters 575, but there was total 92 who voted, out of these 91 voted for Uhuru and 1 voter for Raila.

Even if the IEBC has said the Kisumu elections are going to happen on Saturday, still they have released 34A’s from there and there was some election going-on, even if it was little or no-one showign up.

In different districts and tally centers like in Garissa University, in a county and area who really where boycotting the election today. There at the tally center the journalists are chased out of the tally center there.

It also is very rare for an Electoral Body that has accepted that someone pulled out and used the letter to revoke their candidacy like Raila Odinga and Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka could even be on the ballot. Also, that their results are reported in Kenyan National TV, like the withdrawal of 10th October 2017 didn’t appear. It just show how botched and wasted this day is. The IEBC cannot even get the proper ballots. As they have gazetted and pre-configured the results, that is why the findings and estimates of the elections is already 48% percentage of the electorate. Even when so many of the polling stations been deserted and the grand indifference to the presiding events today.

When those who has followed this will know the estimated amount of voters will then be about 9 million voters. On a day where the minimal people showed up and poll stations where ghost towns, even the most visited wasn’t barely legal level for any election. So if Wafula Chebukati and the IEBC, thinks the Kenyan people is this stupid. Then his lies and his career is on the line. The same with fellow partner Ezra Chiloba, who surely sitting on a cafe or somewhere making some new schemes.

We can wonder if in the tally centres if they stuffed the ballots or fixed the return forms to fit the ready made algorithms that fits the August Elections paradigm of Kenyatta victory. Since the IEBC never open their servers or even internal Results Transmission Systems, as the KIEMS and DNS on the Cambridge Analytica, this could be the reason for the why the IEBC Portal has been down and not been able to see the results like it was on the 8th August. Because the difference between the reality Chebukati is saying in his statement and what the IEBC really has is seemingly different.

While Benji Ndolo, who has a Jubilee Source says: “only about 3 million voted”. That means a measly part of the stats voted as anticipated. That means it is more likely about 15 % who voted in this election, since there is 19 million registered voters. That is defeating and also show how botched this day is and how the state has wasted resources into this polls. The IEBC have proven untrustworthy, as they have tried to fix the results again, when even Jubilee Sources says it is fantastically low!

I am sure that the IEBC needs a miracle to pull this off, everyone who can count and who looks at just some crunching numbers will see it is fiction. It is electoral fiction that makes Lord of Rings and Star Wars into films based on true stories. That is what the IEBC seems to be doing.

We can just wait for the second time President, the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta are announced and preparing for swearing-in of the man. Not that I want President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto for a second time. Especially if they are rigging it like they are doing now. Even when people was not showing up. They we’re home doing Netflix and Chill. Or eating Unga and hoping this mess stops. Who knows. They were not out voting and giving a damn. They we’re civil disobedient to the electoral system, because they have all rights to do so. The IEBC has no trust and that is deserved.

The Foreign Envoys has tried to defend the IEBC and process, because they want a loyal ally and cheap imports of resources from Kenya. Therefore, they do this.

Happy Botched Day Uhuru Kenyatta, this must has been the most embarrassing day of your life, this must have been the worst day since someone dumped you or you ran out of beers. Who knows, but this is surely one of your worst birthday celebrations. They really said a gentle fuck-you! Peacefully, there was issues in Homa Bay, Kisumu and Mathare/Kibira/Nairobi, but the rest was more than generally peaceful.

So again Happy Botched Day Kenyatta! Peace.

ELOG – Election Observation Group: Statement on the Repeat Presidential Election – Pre-Election, Opening, Set-Up of Polling and Incidents (26.10.2017)

Kenya: “Re: National Resistance Movement Business Boycott List” (26.10.2017)

26th October Elections: The Boycott of the Elections is going smoothly!

Youth in Butula, Busia County take off with ballot boxes!

That National Super Alliance (NASA) or the ‘National Resistance Movement’ (NRM) that Raila Odinga announced yesterday at Uhuru Park. Really has shown the election fatigue and distrust in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), that it was real. That President Uhuru Kenyatta are going and voting was expected. Even the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is on the ballot, even if they wrote a letter to IEBC on the 10th October 2017. Therefore, I am amazed to see pictures with the logo and names of Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka on the ballot even. Proven the ballots was ordered long before and printed ready in advance of these elections.

Like the boycott is working successfully in Machokos County, Garrissa County, Nanyuki, Kwale county, Makueni, Nairobi CBD NSSF Grounds, Meru County, Trans Nozia County, Uasin Gishu County, Eldoret, Kilgoris Country, Turkana County, Nakuru, Wajir County, Luanda South, Kakamega and the list could go on!

There been demonstrations and road-blocks where the police has thrown tear-gas and shot live bullets in the air. This has been in the slums of Kibera and Mathare in Nairobi. There has also been running battles in Kisumu. There been walking processions in Bangladesh, Mombasa, as the opposition supporters boycott the running elections. In Siaya County, the roads are barricaded and there is protests that are going on. Polling Stations has not open up in Homa Bay from Suba South to Kasipul. In Migori there is running battles between demonstrators and police. Where there been tear-gas and live bullets. The Voting material is still stuck in the Migori County tallying centre.

The turnout is low that even in some small pockets of the country, kids let in to vote, who are clearly under-age. This is just a serious breach within the electoral process, but proves how little people are showing up.

In some counties like Nandi, the turnout have been about 50%, but there aren’t an overall experience of elections and the boycott is felt. Last time there we’re long ques and people defying the cold weather and rains. Today there are few places which is packed. There are some, but not on same standard as in previous elections. Clearly, the message is sent. The boycott is showing and the legitimacy can be questioned, since the turnout is abysmal. Even chickens, dogs and whatnot has entered the polling stations. Just so, the staff and polling agents has something to while killing time.

This is just the first reports. Just imagine how it will be when it is collected and making sense. There been already one killed in Kisumu, while several are sent to hospital. There are also stories going around that the demonstrators during breaks have made ugali on the streets. That is a real powerful message to send, we are taking a break to eat, but when we are finished, we will continue to show our force.

NASA and Odinga is showing on the birthday of Kenyatta, that the ignorance and blatant attacks is not acceptable, together with the will of the people to see reforms before a new election! Peace.

Haki Africa will monitor Mombasa and Coast Region during 26th October Election (25.10.2017)

26th October Elections: We can wonder if the ship carrying this elections, either will sail or sink all together!

Darkness is upon us, the shields of moons and planets is not upon us. The stars are not even blinking, the dim lights from the streets and mirroring of weak reflections from the waters are shining. But not the flashing lights of cameras or sun at noon. There is just uncertainty and within reason. The rallies, the speeches and the demonstrations has stopped. The Courts has decided or not decided. The orders has been put and the gazetted elections amendments has been put. Even if the state and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) haven’t followed the Constitution or the procedures.

That people have been shot and killed, demonstrations filled with tear-gas and live bullets. There been warnings and attacks. The Jubilee Party has used government resources to promote itself and even spent fortunes on foreign advisers through the Cambridge Analytica, who even has had the servers of IEBC, which the results has been transmitted too. As well as the IEBC has used several of questionable tenders and facilitation for the polls. That could have been more transparent and shown more accountability to the people. Instead, they have continued to work in the shadows and the Internal Memo’s all through September and October 2017 has proven this.

That National Super Alliance, together with their candidates pulled out, while the Parliament and the IEBC has gazetted changes and appointments in the last minute, even not followed the procedures and articles of the Constitution considering elections. The timelines of events that is supposed to transpire haven’t happen, neither has the IEBC complied with the direct changes in the ruling of the Supreme Court order of 1st September 2017. All of this makes the whole arrangement and polls tomorrow, very very questionable.

It doesn’t help that Uhuru Kenyatta states this to the nation: “As we all know, democracies are born in hardship. The right to self-governance must be fought for; and once won, a people must keep to their word. Fellow Kenyans, few responsibilities are heavier, and for that matter more rewarding. The mere fact that our Kenyan Judiciary can invalidate an election shows that we are a stronger democracy than many would ever have realized. The Judiciary is, in fact, independent, and it made its own decision. That is the act of a mature, grounded, modern democracy; many nations, with many more years of experience as democratic states, have yet to match it. And I believe for this, fellow Kenyans, we have every reason to be proud of our nation, to be proud of our progress, to be proud of our maturity. I believe that this was Kenya’s greatest democratic test, but the decision of our Judiciary suffices to show the world that Kenya is sincere in its commitment to being a modern democratic state(Uhuru Kenyatta – ‘ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H., PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES, STATE HOUSE, NAIROBI, 25TH OCTOBER, 2017’).

I don’t know if it is mature democratic state when Deputy Court Justice of Supreme Court is on the day before the Polls are house-arrested and two others are intimidated to be home. So that the Supreme Court couldn’t make an order or verdict in a case about the 26th October elections. It is like he forgets what the state does and what the police is ordered to do. So let’s me put the appeal of Court Justice Odunga of earlier today, that got a late night order suspending it. This is so the order of making Returning Officers and Presiding Officers illegal because of not gazetting and giving parties and independent candidates time to look into the appointments. But the newest late night order suspended and made it legal.

While Raila Odinga has said this, which is a total different stage than Kenyatta at the Uhuru Park:

As Opposition, we have tried to cure the problem of a compliant electoral body by coming up with what we called the irreducible minimums to help reform the IEBC and create a level playing field.

In response, the IEBC first stonewalled, focusing on inconsequential measures while contending that there was insufficient time to do anything significant” (…) “We are at war with two autocrats; Uhuru and Ruto; vicious, reckless, bitter, corrupt and hungry for power. We have seen them unleash unprecedented and unreasonable terror on citizens across the country and especially in Nairobi and Western Kenya in the lead up to, during and after August elections. We have seen them rope in militia, dress them in police attire, arm them and unleash them on protesters with deadly consequences.

As we speak, truckloads of paramilitary and police officers have been deployed to commit massacre especially in Western Kenya and Nairobi with the sole purpose of protecting an illegitimate hold-on to power by Uhuru and Ruto. We have seen none other than the Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiangi sanction the deployment of militias in Kisii and other parts of Nyanza to complement what Mungiki will be doing in Nairobi. The murders that have occurred during recent protests, together with those committed immediately after August elections, were clearly premeditated and carefully planned to annihilate the people and make them accept a stolen election as a fait accompli. Uhuru and Ruto are looking for a cowed and subdued citizenry in order to roll out a dictatorship” (Raila Odinga – ‘A NEW STRUGGLE BEGINS TOMORROW’ 25.10.2017).

We can just wonder why there was no reactions to the Reforms that was wished by NASA, but not for NASA’s sake. However, it was for the benefit of the IEBC. So the IEBC could have made progress and reformed itself. Even tried to listen to mandate NASA said it needed, since the previous election was cater made for the Jubilee. The Jubilee didn’t want to change IEBC, because they are loyal to the ones who appointed them. Therefore, these elections are not credible now, not only because of the NASA demands for change, but because the IEBC hasn’t change at all.

The Jubilee has just not tried and also just attacked the judiciary since 1st September. They have used the High Court for their advantage today and in the last minute. To validate and stop the order of illegal ROs and POs. Still, the Jubilee has used their government resources to bend and also their control of the media. It has only been bloggers and social media has uncovered the illness inside the IEBC. Therefore, the lacking trust comes from the outside of the main-stream media.

The Jubilee planned to usher in the army for the 8th August 2017 elections with secret plans. There been pictures of the army being stationed all over Kenya today. As a preparation of the Fresh Presidential Election, expect nothing beautiful about tomorrow. There will be reactions and the sense of the manner.

We cannot anticipate tomorrow and the events that follows. That there been reports of Ezra Chiloba sitting in a cafe today filling in forms for the IEBC. While Chairman Wafula Chebukati defended the whole process and elections on National TV. Nothing in this process has been smooth or trustworthy. That Kenyatta wants this sort of polls and elections, where the Commonwealth has fled, the IGAD has come with warnings, where the EU scaled down and United States has come with travel warnings. While Robert Godec the American Ambassador the whole way has been a useful Jubilee puppet. He just want friendly tone so the Kenyan can have troops in South Sudan and Somalia. Nothing else.

This here is the evidence, the foreign stakeholders has just talked peace, but not tried to get IEBC clean or tried to use time to make sure there is dialogue between Jubilee and NASA. That hasn’t been seen as possible or even a solution. The talks between IEBC and stakeholders has been more public shows and little changes, if even any, actually none. The IEBC have only done it to make it seem like something was happening. The 26th October should been postponed, the whole election is ready made soup for the Jubilee. They are trying to cease control and using ballot to legitimize their takeover. This isn’t democracy, this is autocracy and dictatorship. Where the Jubilee gives order and the people has to comply. The Kenyatta and Ruto acts is not out of love and care for the people, but for their hunger for power. Their intimidation of judges and others are proven of their guilt. They have to use other as punching bags, because they don’t credit for their own demise in August. If they had built IEBC to credible electoral body this wouldn’t be case, alas it is. This is worrying and tomorrow will not be day of celebrating the democratic foundation and liberty, the ones where you pick your candidate and you have faith in the system. That ship has sunk of the coast of Mombasa… seems like it was lost before the August elections at this point.

The ones steering the ship out of port, don’t know it has giant holes and will sink, but they are steaming ahead without thinking about all the passengers and the goods. It will drown to the bottom of the sea, unless they listen to wise men on board telling about leaking. Don’t expect it, it is to dark below ship for the captain and the admiral to even see or believe. They will just continue to steam ahead. Even if people are sending warnings to them. The leaders don’t believe them. That is why people should be worried.

Kenyatta and Ruto should worry, not think they are winning. They are running a sinking ship, without thinking about the consequences. People might be worried about the Resistance Movement created out of NASA. They have already kept pushing demonstrations for weeks. This will persist and this will create more uncertain. If there will be low turnout tomorrow, it is because the real support of Jubilee is really low. If not the public is afraid and also worried about the consequences of the ship, if it is sailing or sinking when leaving port. Peace.

Kenya High Court Order intended appeal of Odunga of the 25.10.2017 – “Suspended Judge Odunga ROs order” (25.10.2017)

Uganda Law Society (ULS) Statement on the Ongoing Industrial Action by the Uganda Association of Prosecutors (25.10.2017)

IGAD Deploys an Obervation Mission to Fresh Presidential Elections in Kenya (25.10.2017)

Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu: This is not Democracy (25.10.2017)