Praise the Lord that things have been very calm today. Most people went to vote early and most shops and businesses were shut down for the day in Kitale, an unusual site that brought back memories of the post-election of 2008. There was a UN and Red Cross medical tent set up in town and police driving around. Kenyans voted in droves today on a new constitution that could reshape the politics of east Africa's largest economy. The constitution changes are seen as important to avoid a repeat of the 2008 post-election bloodshed in 2008. The new proposed changes address the corruption, political patronage, land grabbing and tribalism which have plagued Kenya since it's independence in 1963.
We have had a quiet day at home studying and reading the Word and staying in prayer over the announcement results in two days. We are comforted by Romans 13:1-2 "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."
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