The outcome is a certain victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta seeking a second term.

The big unknown is how the people will respond to this.

The failure of Kenya’s Supreme Court to hear an application for a delay in today’s poll has further undermined confidence in the country’s institutions

…..which will be hard pressed to prevent Kenya sliding into political and ethnic an violence as it did a decade ago.

Wildlife rangers and prison warder have drafted in to help police maintain order today

At least 70 people have died since Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner of the August election that was annulled by the Supreme Court because of irregularities.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has shunned the re-run, saying the mistakes made in August will inevitably be repeated.

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