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Kenyan elections - in pictures

Kenya: A man walks past a wall pasted with campaign posters
A man walks past a wall pasted with Raila Odinga's campaign posters in the Changamwe area of the city of Mombasa. Photograph: Ivan Lieman/AFP/Getty Images
Supporters of the Kenyan prime minister, Raila Odinga, look out from the balconies of a building in the Mathare slum
Supporters of the Kenyan prime minister, Raila Odinga, look out from the balconies of a building in the Mathare slum. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Issack Hassan addresses the press at the national tallying centre in Nairobi.
Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Issack Hassan addresses the press at the national tallying centre in Nairobi. Photograph: Meng Chenguang/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Kenya: A man reads a newspaper in Nairobi
A man reads a newspaper in Nairobi before the announcement of Kenya's new prime minister. Photograph: Evans Habil/Demotix/Corbis
Thousands of supporters of Uhuru Kenyatta take to the streets of Kenya in celebration
Thousands of supporters of Uhuru Kenyatta take to the streets in celebration. Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
Paramilitary police officers of the General Service Unit patrol the streets of Din the Kibera slum, Raila Odinga's stronghold in Nairobi
Paramilitary police officers of the General Service Unit patrol the streets of Din the Kibera slum, Raila Odinga's stronghold in Nairobi. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA
Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate what they perceive is an election win for him in Nairobi, Kenya
Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate what they perceive is an election win for him in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP
Supporters of the Kenyan prime minister, Raila Odinga, look out from the balconies of a building in the Mathare slum in Nairobi
Supporters of the Kenyan prime minister, Raila Odinga, look out from the balconies of a building in the Mathare slum in Nairobi. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Supporters of presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate his victory as they ride through his hometown in Gatundu
Supporters of presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate his victory as they ride through his hometown in Gatundu. Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images
Kenya update: Aman reads a newspaper in Nairobi
Guests read a newspaper ahead of the ceremony at the National Election Centre where final election results were announced Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP
Kenya update: President elect Uhuru Kenyatta displays his certificate
Uhuru Kenyatta displays the certificate from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declaring him the winner of the presidential election Photograph: Noor Khamis/Reuters
Kenya update: Uhuru Kenyatta greets supporters
Uhuru Kenyatta greets supporters beside his running mate, William Ruto, as they celebrate winning the presidential election after the official result is released Photograph: Reuters
Kenya update: Kenyan election 2013
Angry supporters of the prime minister Raila Odinga confront paramilitary police officers as tension runs high in the Kibera slum of Nairobi Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA
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