Kenya candidates should 'abide by the law', Kerry says
BBC
US
former Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been observing Kenya's
elections for the Carter Centre, has said that all candidates should
abide by the law, whether they win or lose.
Talking to journalists in Nairobi, Mr Kerry added that the observers were not in the country to take sides.
Senegal's former Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has been heading the mission alongside Mr Kerry, congratulated the electoral commission, the IEBC, for its great work, and said the election was peaceful.
She also urged all candidates to accept the results.
Main opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has challenged the results announced so far showing a clear lead for incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He has alleged that the IEBC's IT system was hacked and the results were manipulated.
The IEBC is currently checking the results it has announced with the paper copies of the returns from all the polling stations. It has seven days from the time polls closed on Tuesday to announce the final result.
Senegal's former Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has been heading the mission alongside Mr Kerry, congratulated the electoral commission, the IEBC, for its great work, and said the election was peaceful.
She also urged all candidates to accept the results.
Main opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has challenged the results announced so far showing a clear lead for incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He has alleged that the IEBC's IT system was hacked and the results were manipulated.
The IEBC is currently checking the results it has announced with the paper copies of the returns from all the polling stations. It has seven days from the time polls closed on Tuesday to announce the final result.
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