RDC: election preparations ongoing in climate of uncertainty Preparations for elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are ongoing amid a climate of uncertainty. One of the more controversial aspects of the election is the use of voting machines, which the government has said are vital for staging elections swiftly, fairly and accurately across the vast country. The poll has already been delayed by the destruction of thousands of voting machines in a warehouse blaze in Kinshasa. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES