Just One-Third Of Kenyan Voters Took Part In Rerun, Election Chief Says
That's far lower than the reported 80 percent turnout the first time the election took place, in August. The opposition candidate called for a boycott of the election, and many areas saw protests.
The head of Kenya's electoral commission says just one-third of registered voters cast ballots yesterday in a controversial rerun of the presidential election.
That's far lower than the reported nearly 80 percent turnout the first time the election took place, in August.
The poll was met by clashes and that 5,319 polling stations "either didn't open or did not manage to send the 'we've opened signal,' " while 35,564 opened as usual.
