NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta's share of the vote slipped below 50 percent for the first time in the slow counting of results on Thursday, raising the prospect that the country could be headed for a divisive second round run-off.
Kenyatta's main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, narrowed the gap to within three percentage points as votes from his stronghold were added to the tally.
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