In recent days, opposition officials have described the election results as a fraud and claimed that Raila Odinga, the 72-year-old Nasa leader, was the legitimate winner. As supporters celebrated in strongholds around the country, Kenyatta called on Kenyans to “reach out to one another” and “extend a hand of friendship and love”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Election officials from the EU and African Union gather to follow counting by members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Nairobi. Kenyatta said he “extended a hand of friendship to our older brother Odinga and his supporters … and all those in the opposition. The candidates’ fathers, Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, went from allies in the struggle for independence from Britain to bitter rivals.

Source: The Guardian August 11, 2017 18:04 UTC