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    LIVE BLOG: Elections Underway In Different Parts Of The Country

    Eva NyamburaBy Eva NyamburaAugust 8, 2017Updated:October 7, 2019No Comments1 Min Read
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    The hotly contested August 8 election is upon us and the exercise kicked off at 6am in most parts of the country.

    The young and old all came out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right.

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    In some parts, the KIEMS kits failed but calm has prevailed with only a few cases of disruptions.

    There was commotion in Starehe where police threw teargas and a woman injured. Calm has been restored.

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    Long queues at a Kibera polling station. / COURTESY

    The President, Uhuru Kenyatta cast his ballot and thereafter asked his opponents to accept the will of the people should he win and vice versa.

    Read: NASA Agents In Pipeline Denied Entry Into Polling Station

    His opponent, NASA’s Raila Odinga has also cast his ballot in Kibra accompanied by his family.

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