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Low voter turnout taints Uhuru victory in repeat presidential election

President Uhuru Kenyatta casts his vote during a presidential election re-run in Gatundu, Kenya . (Photo: Courtesy)

Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35 percent, dealing a blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s hopes for a decisive second-term mandate.

With nearly all followers of opposition leader Raila Odinga heeding the veteran’s call for a boycott, Kenyatta’s victory is not in question.

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