- Title: Former US Secretary of State Kerry: Kenyans taking voting 'very seriously'
- Date: 8th August 2017
- Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 8, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS AERIALS OF VOTERS STANDING IN LONG QUEUES AT CITY CENTRE POLLING STATION MORE OF QUEUES FROM THE GROUND SIGN READING "POLLING STATION" VARIOUS OF BALLOT BOXES AT POLLING STATION (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) VOTER, WAWERU KAMAU SAYING: "It started out quite slow but by about 9:30 it started picking up and the queue started moving." (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) VOTER, ROSELYN WAMBUGU SAYING: "If there is a problem there need to be people dealing with it quickly instead of us waiting in line with no idea of what is actually happening, then later finding out that it is the machines that are hanging (the problem)." (SOUNDBITE) (English) VOTER, PETER NJIRU SAYING: "The difference is that this one has very much improved in terms of speed, in terms of technology, even in terms of the officials at large...they are welcoming, even the police are not harassing us." VOTERS AT POLLING STATION VARIOUS OF VOTER GOING THROUGH IDENTITY CHECK ON BIOMETRICS TABLET VOTER COLLECTING BALLOT PAPER VARIOUS OF FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE AND CO-LEADER OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER MISSION FOR KENYAN ELECTIONS, JOHN KERRY WITH OTHER CO-LEADER, FORMER SENEGALESE PRIME MINISTER, AMINATA TOURE AT POLLING STATION MAN CASTING VOTE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT BOX (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE AND CO-LEADER OF CARTER CENTRE, ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION IN KENYA, JOHN KERRY SAYING: "It's too early for us to draw any kinds of conclusions so we are not but obviously given what's happened in the past and given the stakes for the future - it's a very very important election and clearly the citizens of Kenya are taking it very very seriously." VARIOUS OF KERRY AND TOURE SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 10:49
- Keywords: Kenyan elections polling stations John Kerry voters Kenyatta Odinga
- Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
- City: NAIROBI, KENYA
- Country: Kenya
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TAQQ13
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING
Kenyans queued in large numbers through fields and along pavements early on Tuesday (August 8) to vote in the latest electoral showdown between the country's main political dynasties.
Voters said they did not have any major complaints about the process so far but that there had been some frustrating delays.
Shrouded in fears of violence, the close-fought clash pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against Raila Odinga, a former political prisoner.
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, heading the U.S. election observer mission said voters were taking the election "very very seriously".
The government has deployed more than 150,000 security personnel, including wildlife rangers, to protect 41,000 polling stations. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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