Tag: kenya presidential rerun
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Kenya Presidential re-run: Police clash with opposition supporters
Kenyan police clashed with opposition supporters where burning barricades and gangs of youths prevented voting in some towns in an election re-run, seeking to challenge the credibility of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s expected victory. In the western city of Kisumu, stone-throwing youths heeding opposition leader Raila Odinga’s call for a voter boycott were met by live…
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Kenya election: Voting commences in re-run amid tightened security
Voting has commenced in Kenya amid tight security in a re-run of the presidential election, which is being boycotted by the main opposition. “Police have clashed with opposition supporters, some of whom have been blocking access to polling stations.” BBC reports Recall that President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner in an August vote,…