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Kenya’s Vote Count Slows to a Crawl as Candidate’s Allies Cry Foul

Kenya’s Vote Count Slows to a Crawl as Candidate’s Allies Cry Foul
In Nairobi, a supporter of Raila Odinga holds a novelty hammer bearing the name of the candidate’s party.Photo: marco longari/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

By

Nicholas Bariyo and Michael M. Phillips

NAIROBI, Kenya—Vote counting in Kenya’s presidential election dragged into its fourth day amid politically charged allegations of ballot-box irregularities.

Allies of fifth-time candidate Raila Odinga, who trailed in unofficial counts, accused his opponent William Ruto, the current vice president, of meddling to boost vote counts in his own strongholds.

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