Kenya votes in close poll hurt by rigging claims
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Millions of Kenyans voted on Thursday in a close-fought national election marred by delays, sporadic trouble and rigging charges from the opposition.
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Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday in the closest presidential race in the country's history, accusing him of fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked widespread violence and fears of rigging.
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NAIROBI, Dec. 27 -- Waiting in hours-long lines and in some cases queuing up well before dawn, Kenyans streamed to the polls by the millions Thursday in what was shaping up to be the most open and competitive presidential election since the country gained independence from Britain in 1963.
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The dubious conclusion of the most fiercely fought election in Kenyaâs history has pitched the country into chaos.
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KISUMU, Kenya  - Protests and looting flared in Kenyan opposition strongholds on Saturday as delays announcing a presidential election result prompted rigging claims in east Africa's economic power.
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called on Sunday for the government to concede defeat or allow a re-count of a presidential election, saying the government had lost "all legitimacy" due to fraud.
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Thousands of people waved machetes and burned down homes as tensions flared over the slow return of results from the closest presidential election in Kenyaâs history.
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With the presidential election less than six weeks away, activists and security experts are ratcheting up concern over the use of touch-screen machines to cast votes.
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Problems loom for the presidential election including voting equipment changes that could delay the outcome past Nov. 2, a group of international observers said Tuesday in a report.
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A neck-and-neck race for Kenyaâs presidency with Raila Odinga, an unconventional opponent, will test whether voters will vote strictly along tribal lines.
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Kenya's opposition party struck a significant blow against the government as its candidates were elected as the house speaker of parliament and deputy speaker in the third round of voting Tuesday.
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Kenyan election officials were counting votes Friday as results continued to trickle in from the provinces in the country's tight presidential and legislative race.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first election was marred by controversy when all but one of the presidential candidates alleged voter fraud and vowed to discount the results.
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Zambian elections officials are counting the votes cast after a closely contested presidential election.
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NAIROBI, Dec. 30 -- Amid charges of vote-rigging, protests and the promise of ethnically charged riots in this East African capital, President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner Saturday of the closest presidential elections in Kenya's history and swiftly sworn in for a second term.
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International observers Tuesday called into question Kenyan election results that saw President Mwai Kibaki re-elected to a second term.
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Pakistanis cast their votes in parliamentary elections on Monday amid fears of violence, accusations of vote-rigging and surveys indicating opposition parties could fare well.