ALL EYES ON KENYA- Update

An update on the historic poll in Kenya.

The President, Prime Minister and Vice- President were all present at KICC (Kenya International Conference Centre) as attention shifted from the IIEC headquaters at 5.15 p.m

The elite trio were to address Kenyans at 4 p.m. However, they delayed their speech to the public in the hope of the results being finalized.

With the YES team winning with 2.5 million votes at 5 p.m, it was widely believed they had won the referendum day voting; a belief confirmed at 8 p.m

The registered number of voters totaled to 12 million- 71% of whom voted during the poll. The YES team emerged victorious, accumulating 5.94 million votes while the NO team gathered 2.68 million as of 7 p.m.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga led the country in celebrating in the new constitution. However, he did underline that this is by no means a victory for only the YES group, but the nation as a whole. He further emphasized that it is now time for the nation to work together to make the Constitution work for the benefit of the country.

NO campaign influential member, Mr. Ruto concedes defeat in the poll- not in the building of the nation. In his address to the media, he underscored the importance of a meeting between the two parties to reach an agreement on the contentious issues surrounding the new Constitution.

The President has two weeks to which he has to put pen to paper in approval of the Constitution.

On a personal note, I would like to congratulate the IIEC for holding a successful poll, the government for ensuring the security of Kenyans thus far, and most importantly my fellow Kenyans for participating in this historic event, and doing so with harmony.

This poll has exhibited the real spirit of the nation as peaceful people, and disbanding the image placed over us by the global audience during the last general elections.

Kudos Kenya!