Live updates: Uhuru Kenyatta leads in a poll boycotted by his strongest opponent Raila Odinga

President Uhuru Kenyatta casting vote (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken an early lead in the October 26 repeat presidential poll boycotted by his strongest opponent Raila Odinga as results  trickle in from various tallying centers across the country.

Results posted on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) public portal, show Uhuru ahead with 442,052 votes against his closest rival Raila Odinga who garnered 6, 321 votes.

Below are the latest results:

Candidate	Party	Votes
Uhuru Kenyatta	Jubilee	443,139
Raila Odinga	NASA	6, 327
Abduba Dida	ARK	860
Japheth Kaluyu	Independent	473
John Ekuru Aukot	Third Way Alliance	1,238
Joseph Nyaga	Independent	463
Cyrus Jirongo	UDP	303
Michael Mwaura	Independent Candidate	319

Kenyans took to the polls on October 26^th following a Supreme Court ruling which nullified the August 8 presidential poll on grounds that IEBC committed various illegalities during the poll process.

In the September 1 verdict, the Court ordered the poll body to conduct a repeat poll within 60 days, in accordance with the law.

National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition withdrew from the repeat poll after IEBC failed to meet its irreducible minimums, citing that the election would not be free and fair.

Odinga urged supporters to boycott the poll, even as Uhuru's team asked voters to come out in large numbers for the election.

IEBC has seven days to declare the winner, even as debate rages over the credibility of the poll.?