(Khalil Senosi/Associated Press)NAIROBI, Kenya — A U.S.-based campaign data company confirmed Saturday that its CEO was detained in Kenya and faced deportation after working on the opposition’s campaign ahead of Tuesday’s tightly contested presidential election, while the opposition accused police of raiding one of its offices. The detention of the CEO of Aristotle, Inc. raised further concerns about the vote just days after a top Kenyan election official responsible for the electronic voting system was found tortured and killed. On Saturday, Kenya’s main opposition party said the American and Canadian who were assisting its campaign were taken from their homes on Friday. The detentions occurred at around the same time that armed and masked police raided an opposition vote counting center, intimidating workers and seizing equipment, Orengo said. He also said two Ghanaians working on the opposition campaign have been deported.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2017 09:16 UTC