Peaceful Kenya democratic elections sees large turnout that shows strong execution of democracy

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Kenya votes in tight elections after 12 killed in attack

AFP – Kenyans queued up long before dawn to vote Monday in the first election since the violence-racked polls five years ago, with a deadly police ambush hours before polling started marring the key ballot. At least 12 people including six policemen were killed in clashes in Kenya’s coastal region despite pleas for peace, elections in Kenya have been marred by isolated incidents of violence.

Kenyans are voting in an election that observers describe as the most important in the country’s history. Long queues are reported nationwide and voters’ main complaint has been having to wait under a hot sun. But there has been a series of violent incidents around the port town of Mombasa.