{"id":343347,"date":"2017-08-09T06:26:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T06:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=343347"},"modified":"2017-08-09T06:26:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T06:26:01","slug":"kenyatta-takes-lead-in-kenya-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/kenyatta-takes-lead-in-kenya-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyatta takes lead in Kenya election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kenya’s incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a strong lead as votes are counted after Tuesday’s election.<\/p>\n
With 80% of results in he has 55% of the vote against 44% for his rival, Raila Odinga, figures show.<\/p>\n
However, the opposition coalition has rejected the partial results, saying election officials have not produced documents to prove their validity.<\/p>\n
“They are fictitious, they are fake,” said Mr Odinga.<\/p>\n
“We have our projections from our agents which show we are ahead by far,” he added.<\/p>\n
The electoral commission is urging people to wait calmly for full results.<\/p>\n
Many fear a repeat of the violence that followed the disputed 2007 election when more than 1,100 Kenyans died and 600,000 were displaced.<\/p>\n
“During this critical phase, we urge all Kenyans to exercise restraint as we await official results from the polling stations and indeed as they start trickling in,” the commission said.<\/p>\n