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January 30, 2008 05:12 PM

A chronological look at the Kenyan election

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After the voting was done counting began at dusk and in Kibera, as in many cases around the country, it was done by lamp and torch line due to lack of electricity, December 27, 2007.
After the voting was done counting began at dusk and in Kibera, as in many cases around the country, it was done by lamp and torch line due to lack of electricity, December 27, 2007. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
Ballot boxes from Western Kenya are stacked at the Kenya Teachers Training College, Gigiri, Nairobi, December 28, 2007.
Ballot boxes from Western Kenya are stacked at the Kenya Teachers Training College, Gigiri, Nairobi, December 28, 2007. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
As the world watches, the day of election results arrives and the presence of police and GSU, General Service Unit, is felt strongly at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi where the results are due to be announced, December 30, 2007.
As the world watches, the day of election results arrives and the presence of police and GSU, General Service Unit, is felt strongly at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi where the results are due to be announced, December 30, 2007. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
Members of the renown General Service Unit (GSU) position themselves in the corridor outside the conference hall at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, just before the contested presidential results were read out.
Members of the renown General Service Unit (GSU) position themselves in the corridor outside the conference hall at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, just before the contested presidential results were read out. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
Members of local and foreign press, and MPs from all policital teams gather at the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, to await the announcement of the presidential election results, December 30, 2007.
Members of local and foreign press, and MPs from all policital teams gather at the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, to await the announcement of the presidential election results, December 30, 2007. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of Kenya (ECK), Mr. Kivuitu, begins to read out the results of the December 27th elections from each of the 210 constituencies in Kenya at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, December 30, 2007.
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of Kenya (ECK), Mr. Kivuitu, begins to read out the results of the December 27th elections from each of the 210 constituencies in Kenya at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, December 30, 2007. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
Tension and allegations of rigging increase across the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, as the results of the elections are read out by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of Kenya (ECK), Mr. Kivuitu.
Tension and allegations of rigging increase across the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, as the results of the elections are read out by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of Kenya (ECK), Mr. Kivuitu. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
After a huge disturbance inside the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, due to rigging allocations by all sides as the presidential election results had begun to be read out, the General Service Unit began to systematically push all members of the press out of the KICC compound.
After a huge disturbance inside the conference room hall at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, due to rigging allocations by all sides as the presidential election results had begun to be read out, the General Service Unit began to systematically push all members of the press out of the KICC compound. Georgina Goodwin / MCT
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