Elections in Kenya, after months of words, tensions, conjectures and media proclamations, we are here on the eve.
Hundreds of meetings, rallies, demonstrations and meetings, without even a serious injuries and a few scuffs across the country, and with the only "noir" note of the murder of a manager of the Electoral Commission (you still do not know the motive ), 24 hours from the vote reigns a great uncertainty.
The two main actors of the ball, the current Prime Uhuru Kenyatta and the ever-present challenger, Raila Odinga, are paired with the three major polls on the national titles. Two of them see Kenyatta still ahead, albeit very little and not enough to ensure that the margin of statistical error of "exit polls" can not overturn the whole, but the other instead would give victory to "Mzee" Raila.
It is certainly not to be ruled out the ballot box hypothesis, as our portal reported a few days ago.
The other six minor candidates could have gained small percentages thanks to media coverage in TV talk shows to which the two major contenders did not attend. At the same time, everything would be postponed to date, probably in September.
In any case, the memory of American electoral forecasts is still close and nobody would dare to imbalancing.
No one at national level, obviously, while on the Kenya coast the alliance of which Odinga is headed, NASA, is now certain to win the Counts of Mombasa and Kilifi, almost certain of Lamu and a bit more uncertain than Kwale, The county of the south coast and Diani.
Malindi and Watamu only wait to know with what percentage the outgoing Governor Amason Kingi will be reconfirmed, compared to the 70% with which his Mtengo candidate won the Jubilee Philip Charo candidate last March, the malindine parliamentary chair left vacant From the new Minister Dan Kazungu.
Local Kenyatta and Ruto party politicians would be delighted to be able to reach 40%, but have no hope of undermining Kingi's armchair, despite good offices in the Islamic community of candidate Gideon Mung'aro, former mayor of Malindi Of the golden years of tourism.
In short, Kilifi County with Odinga, while from a Malindikenya.net survey also reported by the Italian agency ADN Kronos, the Italian community would prefer to be re-elected Uhuru. Who identifies him as a "friend of the Italians", who simply for the continuity that has allowed Italy and Kenya to establish many bilateral relations in the last four years, starting from judicial and fiscal cooperation, to new business opportunities for Italian companies in the African country.
Meanwhile, election booths will be held in Kenya's schools today, and the famous printed cards will arrive in Dubai.
Tomorrow morning the people will exercise their right. For results it will take at least a day and a half.