Yesterday when I went to the Cathedral the funeral of one of several police officers killed while trying to bring voting materials to the polling stations was just finishing.
The electoral commission has just announced that Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected the next president of Kenya. He and his VP have been indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity during the elections in 2007. His trial will start on July 9th in the Hague.
Mombasa is quiet and all celebrations have been prohibited. Many people have had great fear this past week and some may have been too afraid to vote. And as the funeral reminded me, some have given their lives and leave behind family and children. Now we wait to see what will happen. The biggest difference I see today is that there is a functioning judiciary with a Chief Justice whom people respect and feel is a man of integrity. In 2007 the only recourse was to go to the streets. Hopefully this time around their grievances will be heard in court, peacefully.
No comments:
Post a Comment