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Kenya Opposition Claims Victory

Slow pace of results leads to looting, fires

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 29, 2007 8:56 AM CST

(Newser) – The party of opposition leader Raila Odinga, a wealthy businessman with a populist platform, has declared victory in Kenya's hotly contested election, but the slow pace of the vote tally has led to rioting in the slums of Nairobi. After a largely peaceful campaign, machete-wielding... Read full story »

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