Low Turnout in Kenya’s Do-Over Election Raises Concerns<br />There were reports of violence in various parts of the country,<br />and in some places polling was delayed until Saturday because of "security challenges." "It was stupid to do this now, from whichever way you look at it, whether you’re a Kenyatta person or an Odinga person," Mr. Kiai said.<br />" he said, that there was no way to "transfer his support to a different candidate." Without a candidate to vote for, millions of people had no reason to vote at all, he added.<br />that The person who was the second-strongest performer in the last election pulled out so late,<br />Jeremy Maganga, a 45-year-old scrap metal dealer from Kibera, said he voted for Mr. Kenyatta,<br />but he also blamed him, in part, for the fragile political — and economic — situation.<br />But few people in the sprawling Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera — as in many other places<br />across Kenya — wanted anything to do with Thursday’s historic vote for president.<br />that The climate and the context is just so bad.<br />So you go home at night when everyone is asleep." Mr. Wanyonyi, 35, also voted for Mr. Kenyatta,<br />and the first thing he wants the president to do is reach out to his longtime rival.<br />The violence ended with the formation of the country’s first coalition government,<br />and a few years later, a new Constitution rejuvenated democratic institutions, strengthened the checks and balances on executive power, and decentralized the federal government — all in the hopes of making ordinary citizens feel more connected to their government.
