Kenyan Pundit

All live broadcasts have been suspended by the government. The order was released as ODM was addressing their press conference.

This is now officially a police state.

So we have no idea what ODM is saying, and what the security situation is around the country.

If I was ODM, I’d jump on Youtube right now. But I suspect that the internet and mobile phones are next so don’t be surprised if I go quiet (it has been a good ride folks).

There’s a run of food in the stores, and we were barely able to get groceries. Mothers like me with small children can understand the stress of operating without necessities.

There’s a GSU vehicle at the end of the street where we are staying and I’m getting reports of looting in places like Ngara and South B so you can just imagine how bad things are.

I’ve had to moderate comments for now and will only allow comments that are sending information about what’s going on on the ground - too busy to focus on controlling the emotions of people on both sides.

For people who are claiming that I have no revealed my “true colours.” I will restate again that I am upset not because Raila lost and Kibaki won, but because the process was flawed. I’d be just as upset if Raila was in power and this was taking place under his watch. I ask those guys who fail to see anything wrong with the process, whether they would have said the same thing if this was Moi doing this in 2002 - I think not.

ALL Kenyans have been mocked today both PNU supporters and ODM supporters - this is what the country as a whole fought against in 2002 - how short are memories? And even if your side won you should not be content with KENYANS being treated like wapumbavu. Exactly how are we going to exceed 6% growth under this conditions?

Tears are rolling down my eyes as I’m writing this.

It is a sad day for Kenya when Ruto and Kosgey are the guys arguing for justice and fairness.

It is a sad day for Kenya when Karua and Kibwana are defending rigged results.

It is a sad day for Kenya when Kivuitu is cracking jokes at the state house swearing in ceremony while lives are being lost for people who could care less (10 people already dead in Kisii, 2 dead in Kakamega, at least one in Kisumu).

It is a sad day for Kenya when Kibaki who pledged to be a one-term president and is only president because Raila said Kibaki Tosha can now not be bigger than himself and his cronies.

It is a sad day for Kenya when a cabal that has been in power since independence still controls the countries destiny.

It is a sad day for Kenya when millions of first time young voters have had their voice ignored - how do you tell these people that their vote matters in 2012?

It is a sad day for Kenya that Kenyans will no longer trust the one avenue they have - the ballot box.

It is a sad day in Kenya that the democracy that has been painfully and slowly nurtured since 1992 has been damaged in one day.

It is a sad day.

- Very big crowd of PNU guys there. Disgusting to see guys laughing and applauding Kivuitu’s bad jokes while the country is already burning - Kisumu, Kibera, Ongata Rongai, Eastlands already on fire.

Clearly this was part of the plan all along once the results were not going.

Chief Justice and A-G are part of the ceremony. Are these the guys to take your grievances to?

I can barely breathe, I’m so upset at the circumvention of democracy.

Ohmigod!

I had actually been sitting on the rumor that I’ve just posted below for about 40 mins because I didn’t want to spread what I was hoping was falsehoods on my blog at this time.

Unfortunately, it was not a falsehood Kivuitu has just declared Kibaki the winner on KBC TV and asked ODM to go to courts.

This was almost certainly well choreographed.

Final tally announced 4,584,721 (Kibaki) 4,352,993 (Raila)

So I guess now we wait for a state of emergency.

I am in shock.

- No further word from ECK.

- No power at KICC, so you can’t get any footage.

- Journalists and observers being cleared out by GSU. Area has been cordoned off.

I have gone out of my way to avoid reporting on rumors, but will break the rule right now.

I have heard from several credible sources that Kivuitu will declare Kibaki the winner any time now from a location with no media present, probably KBC. He will be immediately sworn in and a state of emergency declared thereafter.

Baba has gone to look for groceries in case we need to bunker down.