Violent Protests in Kenya as Opposition Alleges Vote Fraud

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Demonstrators carry sticks and tree branches as they run along a street in Mathare, in Nairobi Kenya August 9, 2017. Kenya's election took an ominous turn on Wednesday as violent protests erupted in the capital and elsewhere after opposition leader Raila Odinga alleged fraud, saying hackers used the identity of a murdered official to infiltrate the database of the country's election commission and manipulate results. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga addresses a news conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Odinga says hackers infiltrated the database of the country's election commission and manipulated the results. Early results show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a wide lead over Odinga. AP/Jerome Delay

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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, Wednesday Aug. 9, 2017. Odinga alleges that hackers manipulated the Tuesday election results which appear to show President Uhuru Kenyatta has a wide lead over Odinga. AP/Brian Inganga

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Anti riot policemen beat protesters to disperse them in Mathare, in Nairobi, Kenya August 9, 2017. Soon after Odinga spoke on television, angry protesters in slums of Nairobi and the opposition stronghold of Kisumu in the southwest burned tires, set up roadblocks and clashed with police, witnesses said. Kenyan police opened fire on people protesting election results earlier Wednesday in another opposition stronghold, killing one person. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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A motorcycle rider drives past tyres set on fire by demonstrators supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga, after their political leader claimed "massive" fraud in this week's elections, in Kisumu, Kenya August 9, 2017. results from almost all of the polling stations counted, President Uhuru Kenyatta was shown with a wide lead over Odinga in his bid for a second term. REUTERS/James Keyi

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Demonstrators supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga, set barricades on fire after their political leader claimed "massive" fraud in this week's elections, in Kisumu, Kenya August 9, 2017. Odinga claimed that hackers used the identity of Christopher Msando, an election official in charge of managing information technology systems. On July 31, officials announced that Msando had been tortured and killed, alarming Kenyans who feared a recurrence of political violence that has been fueled by ethnic divisions. REUTERS/James Keyi

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