As I travelled to the polling station at 0530, the dusty patched up roads were already lined by people walking to the voting stations. Ten minutes before the polls opened at 0600 the crowds outside stretched as far as the eye could see. People who value their right to vote… Vote for Peace.
Photos taken at Polling Station at Kilimani Primary School, Nairobi.
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- Crowds fill the streets outside polling station at 0545. 15 minutes before polling stations open.
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- First in line to vote in the Kenyan Elections 2013.
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- Citizens wait in pre dawn darkness readying to vote In the Kenyan 2013 Elections.
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- Huge queues and very long waiting times. Puts the lethargic UK vote to shame.
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- Voters politely inquire which line they should be in.
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- A voter waits in line as he read the paper… a pertinent message.
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- A voter, casts an one last eye over the presidential candidates, as he waits in Line.
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- Calmly waiting in line. It may take sometime.
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- A woman collects her six ballot papers and prepares to cast her vote.
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- Forget the tensions…how good do I look?
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- An officer keeps a watchful eye while he poses.
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- An eagle eye on the vast and very patient throngs of voters.
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- My favourite photo from covering the Kenyan Elections… The next generation looks on…
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- After the long wait a voter finally casts her ballot.
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- Whatever the result, let there be peace.
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- Purple ink is applied to the finger to signal you’ve voted.
Gotta love the makeshift polling booths.
These shots are crotch wetting. Go go Blanche!