Consider blind folding the chairman for the electoral commission (Ahmed Issak Hassan) and taking him to some of the world’s busiest airports such as Heathrow or Amsterdam airport and placing him behind the control desk in the control tower. The desk is inscribed Lead Operations Officer . There are some instructions on the desk that there should be no accident, cancelation or delay of flights. Remove the blinder and slum the door. Leave and wait for the news in the comfort of your living room.

This analogy relates to the level of traffic and the management of detail required at the headquarters of the election tarrying centers. As expected, it’s total chaos if there are no proper tools and management models to guide the entire operation. Such a large network of information flow creates the incentives to break down the larger process into smaller manageable units...

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When he mentioned clearly and loudly during the hurried mid-night swearing in that "let me swear the winner fast before a fake one comes..." what did he mean? and who was this fake winner who was never sworn?
His reckless talk, the so callled wity remarks helped to fan the fire and he personally bear responsibilty to the fracas and what he needs now is to be sorry and live his life quietly.


Even Joseph Kabila (Zaire) who just won a controversial poll did not take the oath in the middle of the night, why should a more developed and leaned country take to midnight oath taking?
Kabila invited sevral state reps to attend his ceremony.

Perhaps I should explain my earlier comment a little bit.

Isn't it amazing how all and sundry have put all the blame for the blame on this mzee? And all the while, he has done very little to change this perception?

His heroism is in that the accepted the blame and that was the only way the politicians could enter into an agreement that resulted in the ending of the near-civil war. they needed a scapegoat; and Kivuitu accepted the role.

He could have given his version of what went wrong; who rigged; when; where; and how. he could have pointed fingers left, right, forward, backward, up and down. But to what end? More chaos and never-ending arguments .... and killings....

This is why I maintain that "When emotions finally cool off and logic takes over, this man will be recognised for being the true hero of the 2008 election fiasco."

It was this action, nay, inaction that helped us stop the killings.

Met the man at M-P shah hosp yesterday, on a wheel Chair..

Other than the voice, nothing much remains...unrecognisable

I have sooo forgiven him while he is still around.

...The man plunged our country into chaos. Let him Rest In Peace on that chair as he gets proper treatment!