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Kenya elections: Row over spoiled votes
Source: BBC
There have been severe delays in counting as the electronic system has crashed. Early results put Mr Kenyatta ahead of his rival Raila Odinga.
On Tuesday, the election commission said the rejected votes would be included in the final tally - which could determine whether there is a presidential run-off.
So far about 6% of the total votes counted are spoilt ballots - well over double the number of votes cast for the third-placed candidate, Musailia Mudavadi.
With provisional results in from more than 40% of polling stations earlier on Wednesday, Mr Odinga had 42% of the vote compared with Mr Kenyatta's 53%.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21688220
Woo-hoo! Electronic counting problems and arguments over spoiled ballots! American elections spread around the world ...
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