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Pressure grows on Kenyan Opposition to concede election defeat

Police patrol through the streets of Mathare, in Nairobi, Kenya, August 13, 2017.

Kenya was largely quiet on Sunday following violence in the aftermath of elections, as opposition leader Raila Odinga came under growing international pressure to concede defeat.

The election commission on Friday declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the presidential poll by 1.4 million votes. International observers said Tuesday's election was largely fair but Odinga disputes the results, saying it was rigged. He has not provided documentary evidence.

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