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Kenya awaits vote results amid violence, alleged fraud 30 killed, six Red

set up roadblocks and Cross in Central
clashed with police. African Republic
Two people were shot
dead in Nairobi as they took By HIPPOLYTE MARBOUA
advantage of the protests Associated Press
to loot, Nairobi police chief BANGUI, Central African
Japheth Koome said. An Republic (AP) — Clashes
Associated Press photog- between a militia and
rapher said one was shot in a self-defense group in
the head. Police killed one southeastern Central Afri-
person when they opened can Republic have left at
fire on protesters in another least 30 civilians dead in-
opposition stronghold in cluding six Red Cross vol-
Kisii County, said Leonard unteers who were attend-
Katana, a regional police ing a crisis meeting at a
commander. health facility, officials said
Many parts of Kenya, East Wednesday.
Africa’s commercial hub, The violence took place
remained calm, but the vi- late last week in the town
olence stirred memories of of Gambo, which is about
the unrest that followed the 75 kilometers (47 miles)
2007 vote in which more from Bangassou, a town
than 1,000 people were that has been a flashpoint
Residents of the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya, take to the streets by blocking roads with burning
tyres to protest in support of Kenyan opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga, killed. Odinga lost that amid the upsurge of blood-
Wednesday Aug. 9, 2017. Odinga alleges that hackers manipulated the Tuesday election results election; he also lost the shed in the long chaotic
which appear to show President Uhuru Kenyatta has a wide lead over Odinga. 2013 vote to Kenyatta and country.
(AP Photo. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) took allegations of vote- “We are appalled by the
tampering to the Supreme news of the death of our
By TOM ODULA As Kenyatta held a strong Odinga, a former prime Court, which rejected his fellow volunteers,” said
CHRIS TORCHIA lead in provisional results minister, blamed Kenyat- case. Odinga on Wednes- Antoine Mbao-Bogo, presi-
Associated Press with 96 percent of all poll- ta’s Jubilee Party for the day claimed that hackers dent of the Central African
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ke- ing stations counted, the alleged hacking. “The used the identity of Christo- Red Cross. “We call on all
nyan police opened fire election commission de- fraud Jubilee has perpetu- pher Msando, an election parties to take steps to
Wednesday to disperse fended the voting system ated on Kenyans surpasses official in charge of man- spare the civilian popula-
rioters in several areas af- as secure, saying there any level of voter theft in aging information technol- tion, and to respect all hu-
ter presidential challenger were “no interferences our country’s history. This ogy systems. On July 31, manitarian workers.”
Raila Odinga alleged elec- before, during and after” time we caught them,” he officials announced that The deaths marked the
tion fraud, saying hackers Tuesday’s election. tweeted. Msando had been tortured third such attack on the
used the identity of a mur- Election officials were Soon after Odinga claimed and killed, alarming Ke- Red Cross this year, offi-
dered official to infiltrate verifying the final tallies on television that the elec- nyans who feared a recur- cials said. Many humani-
the database of the elec- Wednesday night. It was tion had been rigged, an- rence of political violence tarian workers have been
tion commission and ma- unclear how long it would gry protesters in the Nai- fueled by ethnic divisions. blocked from doing their
nipulate results in favor of take, though by law elec- robi slum of Mathare and Odinga posted online work, and militants also
President Uhuru Kenyatta. tion officials have up to a poor areas in the opposi- what he said were com- have tried to kill wounded
At least three people were week from the election to tion stronghold of Kisumu in puter logs proving his alle- enemies in public health
killed. announce the results. the southwest burned tires, gation. q facilities.
The violence late last week
also underscored the
South Africa: deepening conflict in and
around Bangassou, where
Main opposition party wants to dissolve parliament at least nine U.N. peace-
keepers have been killed
this year alone. Observ-
By KRISTA MAHR secret ballot, and dozens recession. His term is set to ed 201 votes to succeed. ers warn that the sectar-
Associated Press of members of his ruling continue until elections in The Democratic Alliance ian violence that erupted
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — African National Congress 2019. said “the majority of the in 2013 in Central African
South Africa’s main oppo- party revolted and sup- The president carried on ANC have chosen cor- Republic’s capital has now
sition party said Wednes- ported the motion. The with business as usual ruption, looting” over the moved into the southeast,
day it will propose that party holds a majority of Wednesday, addressing country’s interests. prompting warnings of a
parliament be dissolved parliament’s 400 seats. a crowd for the national Concerns are growing that national conflict roaring
and early elections be “We believe the vot- Women’s Day and making the decades-old libera- back to life.
called after the country’s ers should now have the no mention of the events tion movement, which has Local authorities blamed
president survived the chance to express their in parliament. ruled South Africa since the Gambo fighting on
most serious attempt yet opinion about the con- Zuma would have had to the end of apartheid and a faction of the mostly
to unseat him. duct of the ANC in de- resign with his Cabinet if the first all-race elections in Muslim rebel group once
The Democratic Alliance fending Jacob Zuma,” the motion had succeed- 1994, continues to unravel. known as Seleka — fighters
statement came a day af- Democratic Alliance lead- ed Tuesday night. Of the Some party members have who now call themselves
ter President Jacob Zuma er Mmusi Maimane said in 384 votes cast in parlia- openly called for Zuma to the UPC. The militants bat-
celebrated the failure of a statement. ment, 177 were in favor of step aside. tled against a self-defense
another no-confidence Zuma has faced growing the no-confidence motion The party is expected to group that has arisen in the
motion. anger over multiple alle- and 198 were against, with replace Zuma as ANC area in a bid to ward off
It was the first such vote gations of corruption while nine abstentions. The no- president at a meeting in the UPC and other armed
on Zuma to be held by the economy has slid into confidence motion need- December.q fighters. q