PHOTOS: Police take open air nap after tough day at polls

The deployment of police officers to provide security during the Tuesday elections was debated by the political spheres in Kenya.

This man decided to protect his bag as he took a nap, but look at the officers, it was unavoidable to them as well.

The officers like other Kenyan stood for hours just to ensure orderliness in the voting process.

But some had to sneak for a nap at Uhuru Park.

There’s there is this warrior who impressively walked into a polling station and cast his vote.

A Kenyan Samburu warrior walks into a polling station. AFP PHOTOS / CYRIL VILLEMAIN

He voted in Nkirish, in the Eastern Province on August 8, 2017.

Kenyans began voting in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga. / AFP PHOTOS / CYRIL VILLEMAIN