Kenya elections: polls open in election rerun boycotted by opposition leader

Early turnout low for contested election that is almost guaranteed to result in another win for President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyans have begun voting in an election rerun that has polarised the country and is likely to be fiercely disputed in the absence of the opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is boycotting the poll.

In stark contrast to the first edition of the election, which was annulled last month by the supreme court, many polling stations in the capital and Odinga’s strongholds saw only a trickle of voters.

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