By AFPMore by this AuthorKenya's election campaign enters a tense final week Tuesday, with a tight race between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga leading to intensified personal attacks and rigging accusations. Elsewhere in the country Kenyans have moved from cities to their hometowns, both to vote and as a measure of security. COURTSHowever, he took his complaints to the courts instead of the streets, and while there were some riots and looting, the election largely went off peacefully. During a frenzied final push of campaigning around the country, Kenyatta has accused Odinga of trying to stoke violence, while having "no credible agenda". Kenyatta's campaign has also been marred by anger over a shortage of the country's staple, maize meal.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2017 08:03 UTC