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Kenya’s incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta has won 98 per cent of the vote in a repeat presidential election, although only 39 per cent of voters turned out due to an opposition boycott, the country’s electoral commission says. CBC | World News

Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35 per cent, dealing a blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s hopes for a decisive second-term mandate. CBC | World News

Kenya is holding its second presidential election since August despite high tension and the main opposition leader’s call for his followers to boycott. CBC | World News

Kenya is holding its second presidential election since August despite high tension and the main opposition leader’s call for his followers to boycott. CBC | World News

The head of Kenya’s election commission says he cannot guarantee next week’s presidential election will be free and fair, citing interference from politicians and threats of violence against his colleagues. CBC | World News

Police in Kenya said Friday they shot and killed two opposition protesters who allegedly stormed a police station with farm tools and rocks in the western part of the country, while police used tear gas on rallies in the capital and elsewhere demanding reforms ahead of the new election. CBC | World News

Kenya’s Supreme Court has overturned the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, citing irregularities in last month’s election. CBC | World News

Kenyan police shot and killed two people during riots by opposition supporters after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner in elections overshadowed by fraud allegations, authorities said Saturday, while a father said his 9-year-old daughter was killed by a stray bullet in the capital. CBC | World News

Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected as president in Kenya, the electoral commission in the East African country announced Friday evening, but the opposition has said it will not accept the result. CBC | World News

International observers on Thursday praised the handling of Kenya’s presidential election, with the European Union mission saying it had seen no sign of manipulation despite opposition complaints and scattered protests. CBC | World News