Vote machines fail to work as lawyer exudes confidence

 

Mutula Kilonzo Jnr votes at the Uma Primary School in Mbooni constituency July 26, 2013. He said he was confident of victory. JENNIFER MUIRURI  

By NATION CORRESPONDENT
Posted  Friday, July 26  2013 at  21:27

 

The Wiper candidate for the Makueni Senate by election Mutula Kilonzo Jnr said he was confident of victory as voting hitches marred some polling centres.

Speaking after casting his vote at Uma Primary School polling station in Mbooni constituency Friday, Mr Kilonzo Jnr said he was ready to succeed his father.

“I am ready to fit in my father’s shoes,” he told reporters.

The Wiper candidate said he was impressed with the general voting process except for a few hitches, where his name was not found on ballot papers in some polling stations in Kibwezi.

“A normal election would have its own glitches here and there. It is not a perfect exercise,” he said.

He declared that he was satisfied with the ballot paper after his name was superimposed by the IEBC.

“At first, I was worried about the position of my name in the ballot paper but I believe it will be a free and fair election.”

In Nzaui district, Evids failed to work until sometimes at 11.30 am. In Matooni polling station which is in Mutisya location of Mbitini division from six to 11 am only one voter had voted owing to the machine problem. In Mbeletu polling station, in Kyemundu location the machine started working at 11.45 am.