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LIVE: Kenya election board announces poll results

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on October 30, 2017

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LIVE: Kenya election board to announce poll results at 3.30pm

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s election commission said the results of a highly contentious election will be announced on Monday afternoon, despite voting not taking place in 25 protest-hit constituencies.

“Having been satisfied that the results of the elections shall not be affected by voting in areas where the election was postponed, we therefore invite the presidential candidates for the announcement of the result at 3:30 pm (1230GMT) today,” the vice chairwoman of the election board, Consolata Nkatha, said.

With the counting almost done after Thursday’s presidential re-run, the results remained on hold as officials mulled what to do about the 25 constituencies in four western counties where voting was blocked.

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who called for an election boycott, managed to prevent hundreds of polling stations from opening, prompting violent clashes with police which continued for several days, leaving nine dead and scores injured.

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