A volatile political scene

It's probably time to give you something of an update on the political situation. I wish I could make things clear, but as the days go by it seems more and more confusing. The well-known leaders are all jockeying for alliances and guaranteed high level positions in a new government (should their alliance win!) The biometric voter registation machines arrived after a bit of a scandal about funds. Some think it was an attempt to defer the election. Add the fact that two prominent politicians face hearings at the ICC in the Hague in April. What happens to the country if the Pres and V-Pres are both on trial out of Kenya? There is an attempt to have them declared inelegible to stand, but I don't think it's going very far. Despite the fact that the current Pres and PM tried very hard to set up a local court, the MPs voted it down and wanted the Hague. Now there are cries of 'foreign interference'. This does not affect us too much, except that the schools are likely to be closed for the week of the election (Mar 4). This will impact the heats and finals of Read for the Top and we are considering putting off our departure for a week. Always assuming there is no second vote (run off) and the country stays peaceful