An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official shows a ballot paper during vote counting at the end of the presidential election in Mombasa, Kenya August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president took an early lead in Tuesday's national elections, results from two-thirds of polling stations showed, the culmination of a hard-fought contest between the East African country's two foremost political dynasties.
Shrouded in fears of violence, the vote pitted President Uhuru Kenyatta, a wealthy 55-year-old businessman and the son of Kenya's founding president, against Raila Odinga, 72, a former political prisoner and son of Kenya's first vice-president.
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