(8 Aug 2017) Kenya's electoral board, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, says polls have closed after voters turned out in large numbers in Kenya's hotly contested elections.
The electoral board's statement said that all voters who are already in line will be permitted to vote.
The announcement said voting will be extended in the Baringo and Turkana areas because polls opened late due to heavy rains.
It said voting will also be extended in centres that started late or had technical difficulties.
Kenyans voted on Tuesday in a fiercely contested election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga.
This East Africa economic hub is known known for its relative, long-term stability as well as vying ethnic allegiances that shadow its democracy.
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