epa03608724 Voters wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, 04 March 2013. Millions of Kenyans started voting for the general elections on 04 March 2013. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA
epa03608724 Voters wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, 04 March 2013. Millions of Kenyans started voting for the general elections on 04 March 2013. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA
Multiple attacks against security forces in Kenya killed at least 12 people today as Kenyans waited in long lines to cast ballots five years after more than 1,000 people died in election-related violence. Jennifer Huxta / AFP Photo
Multiple attacks against security forces in Kenya killed at least 12 people today as Kenyans waited in long lines to cast ballots five years after more than 1,000 people died in election-related violence. Jennifer Huxta / AFP Photo
"Never before have Kenyans turned up in such numbers," Raila Odinga, the prime minister said. "I'm sure they're going to vote for change this election." Jennifer Huxta / AFP Photo
"Never before have Kenyans turned up in such numbers," Raila Odinga, the prime minister said. "I'm sure they're going to vote for change this election." Jennifer Huxta / AFP Photo
The chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Ahmed Issack Hassan, urged voters not to be intimidated by the violence. But he also told poll workers that they must ensure voters do not spend hours in queues. Jennifer Huxta / AFP Pho??
The chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Ahmed Issack Hassan, urged voters not to be intimidated by the violence. But he also told poll workers that they must ensure voters do not spend hours in queues. Jennifer Huxta / AFP Pho??
Graffiti promoting peace outside Ondugu Polling Station in the constituency of Kibera in Nairobi.
Graffiti promoting peace outside Ondugu Polling Station in the constituency of Kibera in Nairobi.
A woman gets her nail painted wiith a marker to indicate that she has been through the voting proccess in the Fort Jesus Museum Polling station in the Mvita Constituency in Mombasa. Ivan Lieman / AFP Photo
A woman gets her nail painted wiith a marker to indicate that she has been through the voting proccess in the Fort Jesus Museum Polling station in the Mvita Constituency in Mombasa. Ivan Lieman / AFP Photo
Long queues around the country left voters frustrated in the election's early hours. The use of anti-fraud fingerprint voter ID technology for the first time appeared to be greatly slowing the process. The technology broke down in many locations. Jerome D???
Long queues around the country left voters frustrated in the election's early hours. The use of anti-fraud fingerprint voter ID technology for the first time appeared to be greatly slowing the process. The technology broke down in many locations. Jerome D???
The country’s leaders have been working for months to reduce election-related tensions, but multiple factors make more vote violence likely. The tribes of the top two presidential candidates have a long history of tense relations and, with voters also e???
The country’s leaders have been working for months to reduce election-related tensions, but multiple factors make more vote violence likely. The tribes of the top two presidential candidates have a long history of tense relations and, with voters also e???
“We should prepare these voting areas sooner,� one voter said. “Confusion. All the time it’s confusion.� Marko Djurica / Reuters
“We should prepare these voting areas sooner,� one voter said. “Confusion. All the time it’s confusion.� Marko Djurica / Reuters

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