According to US Secretary of state Hilary Clinton, "We want to see an orderly transition so that no one fills a void, that there not be a void, that there be a well thought out plan that will bring about a democratic participatory government."
Aliendelea kuonyesha ubovu wake kwa kusema, "Kwa taarifa nilizonazo ni askari mmoja aliyejeruhiwa, hivyo basi ninawaomba wananchi waondoe wasiwasi juu ya tukio hilo, Serikali iko pamoja nao kuhakikisha kuwa hatari zilizopo zinadhibitiwa, na kwamba wananchi wanarudi katika hali yao ya kawaida.”