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NAIROBI, Aug 8, (APP/AFP) – Kenyans began voting on
Tuesday in general elections, with a tight, bad-tempered race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his longtime rival Raila Odinga sparking fears of violence.
Polls opened with varying delays after the official start at 6am
(0300 GMT) in strongholds of both candidates around the country, according to AFP reporters.
A 15 minute delay led to shouts of anger in Nairobi’s largest slum
Kibera, an opposition stronghold, where thousands waited outside a primary school to cast their ballots, many draped in a red Maasai blanket to ward off the chilly morning air.
However voting soon got underway.