Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya's close election

14/8/2022 18:57

        Kenya's peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption late Saturday when riot police responded to scuffles at the national tallying center amid tensions over the close results.
        
        An agent for longtime opposition leader and candidate Raila Odinga announced from the lectern that the tallying center was the "scene of a crime" before calm was restored. The agent, Saitabao Ole Kanchory, offered no evidence in the latest example of the unverified claims that both top campaigns have made as Kenya waits for official results.
        
        The electoral commission has seven days from Tuesday’s election to announce results. Chair Wafula Chebukati on Saturday again said the process was too slow, and the commission told nonessential people watching at the center to leave.
        
        Police remained at the center on Sunday morning.