Uhuru kenyatta, jomo opened early lead, Kenya continue to count on Tuesday's presidential election, despite his pocket violence killed at least 15 people dead, brought millions of voters.
Kenyan, they waited patiently for the up train, hope as Africa's most stable countries in the world of democratic vote to renew the nation image tribal bloodletting killing more than 1200 people were killed and 2007 years of the vote is controversial.
From Monday widely peace vote for part of the edge of the accord with, 51 years old, deputy prime minister justice will rival prime minister raila odinga, 68.
Justice will lead, but, still can overhaul and two-thirds of the polling stations still report. Election commission says count may not be complete until Wednesday, delay or higher version of any official announcement, until.
"People want peace," Henry said 29 (Owino,), a second-hand clothes the seller who vote in Nairobi, the base Bella street violence broke out five years before and after what happened. "This time the people have decided that they don't want to play."
But the real test will be, no matter the final result, when announced to accept or controversial, both candidates and their supporters street or court puts forward the challenge.
The United States and western donors watched vote pay close attention to areas hit Allies in militant Islam as a country's stability. They also worry about what to do, if justice will win, because he accused of crimes against humanity, the international criminal court (ICC) about violence five years ago.
By erosion, justice will lead Mr Odinga counting 41% of 54% of the 3.8 million in the morning only consistent 8.50 (0550 GMT), temporary election commission figures show.
Election officials say more than 70% turnout, about 100000 or more of the votes needed to calculate in the national 14.3 million eligible voters. Officials have given an exact total voting.
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Complete success, the candidate needs more than 50% of the votes, or an operation of the two sides, temporary, according to any legal challenges. Mr Odinga and justice will run neck and neck, before the election poll.
"Ken justice running mate, William lu Joe, who face the dangers of ICC human crime charges, saying:" if I was elected, we will be able to fulfill our responsibilities, when in the vote. "We shall cooperate with the court's final intention to remove our name."
Majority voting ends, "lu said that the voting is" freedom, justice and credible ", and will welcome national early lead.
Mr Odinga, who questions (Monday) vote in the preparing work before, but still said that he will win the party opinion suggestion, they may challenge the results.
Mr Odinga's power supply cord league frank bater reference late a voting stations for hours after officially ended, voters to vote more than once in some places and electronic voter registration system failure place. "We found that these were placed in dangerous credibility, this process," he said.
The election committee earlier admitted that issue extra votes, polling station staff already in and said, manual voters list of electronic registration system failure. But it says, is there any major problem to vote.
Nerve neighbor
In the game to improve interests, Mr Odinga can face his last crack in a President from 2007 to now outgoing President mwai kibaki, provide the two biggest five years later.
Justice will lose in Kenya after independence in 1963 first President of the son, marks and a failure of the highest positions after Mr Odinga's father also missed in his ambition.
Kenyan said, memory, after 2007 years of bloodshed and its impact on the economy of terrible is enough to prevent repeat this time. Kenya's African neighbors, its economic felt the shock wave, has been staring at.
Waving machete gang unrest coast hours before the start of the vote in the two attacks that killed at least 15 people dead. Police officer accused their separatist movement, Mombasa republic committee (MRC), put forward different motivation of genocide in 2007, after the ticket. MRC refuse any action.
European Union observers said, turnout is high, even in the coast attacks.
Gary gaza border near the Somali, Kenya troops have been deployed to blow islamic militants in the eastern city of election center happened near suspected grenade attack. A government official said, the attack caused panic voters, but no casualties.
Gary gaza last Sunday, two civilians were killed, and close to the border mandela areas at bomb in the injured 4.
In order to avoid repeated disputes caused by violence, December 2007 the vote, a new, widely respect election commission is to use more technology, in order to prevent fraud, speed up the count and increase transparency.
In addition to the presidential election, the election senator, county magistrate, Congressman, women representatives in parliament counties and civilian leaders.
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