The Citizen's headline came closest to expressing the reality of what happened, as did their coverage in general, notably a balanced and sensible editorial, which stated that:
Kichwa cha habari cha gazeti la The Citizen kilikuwa karibu zaidi na ukweli wa kile kilichotokea, kama ilivyokuwa kwenye habari hiyo nzima, na gazeti hilo likawa na tahariri yenye uwiano mzuri na yenye kusadifu hali halisi, iliyosema kwamba: