First, for all those who took advantage of my time away from the blog to turn the comment section into a space for your tribal-based vitriol - SHAME ON YOU! From reading this blog you should know that I don’t entertain that kind of crap, and my readers have always respected that. [...]

Presidential: Raila 53% - Kibaki 48% - about 7 million votes counted. Both have 25% in more than 5 provinces. Kibaki picked up from Central and North Eastern. Interestingly, Kibaki leading in Nairobi though ODM picking up all the parliamentary seats so far. MP results: - Juja: George Thuo [...]

- For those who are asking - only 3 seats have been announced in Nairobi - Westlands, Langata, and Kasarani. Have no idea what is going on with the rest though violence reported in Kasarani and Kamkunji. - Current tally of seats: ODM 72, PNU 19, Safina 4, ODM-K 9, MGPK 1, [...]

Stepping out again for a bit. Will be back to keep updating through the night. Latest news: - The presidential race might come down to Rift Valley. Gap between Raila and Kibaki narrowing - Raila leading by about 10% - Ruyenjes - Cecily Mbarire in - Marakwet - Jebii Kilimo in - Matuga - [...]

Just got home, quick update. - Chaos in Garsen as Mungatana declared winner despite claims of rigging. Also violence in Starehe and Kamkunji. - Presidential results via NTV: Raila 50.2%, Kibaki 40.9% Raila leading in Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley and Coast. Kibaki leading in Central, Nairobi, North Eastern. Kalonzo leading in [...]

- For guys who are asking about Sakuda, no updates as counting has been suspended as I said in my last post due to chaos. - For guys who want more updates - relax - I’m one person doing the best I can on a voluntary basis and with a family that’s been [...]

Folks this is a historic election by Kenyan standards, regional standards and international standards - I don’t think there is a precedent for the number of incumbents that are going down despite having massive resources behind them and attempts to bribe voters. And I challenge you to find an election in the Western [...]

More provisional results from this morning - Kamkunji -Ibrahim Ahmed over Simon Mbugua - Langata - Odinga 60%, Livondo 37% - Matuga Mwakere 32% Mwanyoha 29% - Bahari - Gunda over Tete - Igembe South - Iringo over Muriungi very close - Baringo North - Kipkorir (ODM) over Kipchumba (Kanu) - Narok South - Ole Lankas over Stephen Ntutu -

Other results from TV stations: - National elections: Raila 64.5%, Kibaki 33.%, Kalonzo 1.7% Western - Raila 68%, Kibaki 31%; Nyanza Raila 90%, Rift Valley Raila 83%, 16% Kibaki; Eatern - Kibaki 61%, Raila 22%, Central Kibaki 98%, Raila 2%; Nairobi Kibaki 49% Raila 42% - Eldoret South - Peris Chepchumba wins [...]

Sorry guys, I had to sleep for a few hours…it’s going to be another long night…and baby KP wakes up bright and early with many storos for me. Only 5% of the results counted nationally. OK, latest results for MP - some big guys gone done and the results confirmed a lot of the “lowly [...]

Thanks for all the supportive comments. Been waiting for some decent MP results for most of the night, because I think they will be far more interesting than the Presidential results and of course because of Mzalendo. Here’s what I have so far again via NTV. Lots of surprises - Kisii, [...]

Some MP results via Citizen TV: - Orengo leading Mwanga in Ugenya. - Sambu leading Kombo in Webuye - Chikati leading Kituyi by slim margin - Ahmed Shakil leading in Kisumu Town East (Kibaki got quite a few votes here). - Olago leading in Kisumu Town West - James Rege leading in Karachuonyo - Kamanda has a very very slim [...]

These results are from Nation TV and only 2% of the vote has been counted so far. National: Raila 55%, Kibaki 42%, Kalonzo 3% Eastern: Kibaki 58%, Musyoka 36%, Raila 6% Central: Kibaki 98%, Raila 1% Coast: Raila 60%, Kalonzo 36%, Musyoka 4% Nairobi: Raila 47%, Kibaki 43%, Musyoka 10% Rift Valley: Raila 72%, Kibaki 26% Nyanza: Raila 86%, Kibaki Western: [...]

First to address some of the questions asked in the comments: - The missing names situation in Kibera was a result of a split register. This means that voters were reallocated to different areas within the polling station depending on their last name - this is done in areas where there is a high [...]

I voted this morning at Madaraka Primary School. It was my first time voting in a national election, having been out of the country in 1997 and 2002. It was a very empowering process - especially in this election that is going to be a tight one. Despite turning up at 6:15 [...]

First a response to the comments on my previous posts. Thanks to everyone who appreciates the election posts. As a rule I don’t feel compelled to defend what I write about on my blog, but I think it is necessary to reiterate (for those who don’t get it for whatever reason) that [...]

- I attended an election observer training yesterday at KNCHR. It was very interesting. This election has the potential to be controversial so everyone is on the alert for irregularities, especially with the persistent rumors that the government is going to engage in rigging. Key concerns [...]

- Nation TV is carrying a really great series produced by Hilary Ng’weno called Making of a Nation. It traces Kenya’s political history since independence. I’ve only caught 2 episodes, but what I’ve seen so far has been fascinating and enlightening - it does a really good job of stringing together various [...]

In Nairobi…without luggage. Again! With a baby to boot! Talk about nightmare. So instead of catching up on politics gossip been busy scouting supermarkets for the infrastructure that is part of travel with a baby from bottle brushes to wipes etc. It sucks, especially when you don’t [...]