{"id":98160,"date":"2022-08-15T08:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T07:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98160"},"modified":"2022-08-15T08:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T07:01:02","slug":"tension-mounts-over-presidential-election-results-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/tension-mounts-over-presidential-election-results-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension Mounts Over Presidential Election Results In Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is palpable tension in Kenya as citizens of the East African country\u00a0 wait for the final results of Tuesday\u2019s Presidential election keenly contested by Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With almost half of the results from Kenya\u2019s presidential election now confirmed, the two main candidates are running neck and neck.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ruto has taken a slight lead over Odinga \u2013 51% against 48%.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The electoral commission head has admitted that announcing the result of Tuesday\u2019s election has been too slow.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The verification of results has been stopped several times after complaints by supporters of the main candidates.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday night, Mr Odinga\u2019s supporters entered a restricted area and accosted electoral officials, accusing them of tampering with the vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Odinga\u2019s chief campaign manager was able to get to the lectern used by top electoral commission officials, where he criticised the result verification process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI want to announce to the nation that Bomas of Kenya is a scene of crime,\u201d said Saitabao Ole Kanchory, before the microphone was switched off and he was led away. Bomas is the name of the cultural centre in the capital, Nairobi, which is being used as the main tallying centre.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Ruto\u2019s supporters accused their opponents of interfering with the tallying process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Riot police have been deployed inside the building to reinforce security.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There have been calls for peace from several leaders and bodies including the Catholic church which asked for \u201cpatience and civility\u201d and urged the main candidates to show \u201crestraint and statesmanship\u201d as anxiety grows.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI want to become an instrument to bring peace, to heal, unite and keep the hope alive in our country,\u201d Mr Odinga said on Sunday morning at a church service in Nairobi, his first public remarks since election day.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Ruto also attended a church service on Sunday, and urged Kenyans to exercise restraint. \u201cWe ask all of us to be patient with all the processes that are going on at the moment and to pray for the IEBC [electoral commission] so that they can complete this exercise in the manner in which we voted,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results of 141 of the 292 constituencies have now been confirmed, according to a BBC tally of official announcements.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Media organisations have been releasing provisional tallies using official data from the 46,000 polling stations. 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