The vote count for Kenya's presidential election continues on Friday as Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Uhuru Kenyatta battle for the lead.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (IEBC) COMMISSIONER, ALBERT BWIRE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Raila Odinga 42,185, Uhuru Kenyatta 15,109. Total votes cast 59,752."<br/> <br />There are hopes the count will be concluded on Friday but the process could drag on until Monday when the results must be declared by law.<br/> <br />The 51-year-old Kenyatta has kept an early lead since results started trickling in last Monday but some strongholds for Odinga have yet to declare and the race is tight.<br/> <br />Counting has been slow with a new electronic system plagued by hitches - votes are now being counted manually.<br/> <br />Kenyans are hoping the vote will restore their country's image as one of Africa's more stable democracies after 1200 were killed in election violence five years ago.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) NAIROBI RESID
