The voting has started but many stations were late in opening. We went to Mass at 7am and our neighborhood is quiet. There has been a report by the Chief of Police in Kenya that an ambush occurred in Mombasa killing 6 police officers, one of whom was the OCPD (Officer in Charge of the Police Department) and 6 attackers. They have flown re-inforcments to Mombasa.
It is not clear exactly where the attack occurred or who caused the attack. There are many rumors.
One of the parishes, St. Patrick's in Bangaladesh slum where Judy works in the clinic, reports that the voting started late, 10:30am, because of these problems. It is taking people about 5 minutes to vote and they can have about 96 people per hour vote according to the lines they have set up. There are 3000 registered voters in Bangala so that would require 31 hours for everyone to be able to vote. People were standing in lines from 5am and the sun is very hot. The stations are suppose to close at 5:30pm.
Judy and I are at home and our neighborhood is quiet.
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