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The tallying of results from Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary elections is ongoing, a day after millions voted for a successor to incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Voting was largely peaceful but the turnout was low, with only 30 percent of the registered 22 million voters showing up as of noon (09:00 GMT), six hours into the vote. By 4pm (13:00 GMT), that had swelled to 56 percent.
There were long queues of people outside polling stations in the capital Nairobi a few hours before polling officially began but voting also extended past the official 6pm (15:00 GMT) closing time at some stations nationwide due to delayed starts.
“Transmission of results has started,” Wafula Chebukati, the head of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) told reporters on Tuesday evening.
Deputy President William Ruto, 55, is squaring up against former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, in the race to succeed incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta, who is finishing up the second of two five-year terms. – AlJazeera
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter