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| Kenya votes in presidential poll | Kenya votes in presidential poll |
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| People in Kenya are going to the polls to elect a new president in an atmosphere of tension and suspicion. | People in Kenya are going to the polls to elect a new president in an atmosphere of tension and suspicion. |
| The campaign, in which President Mwai Kibaki is seeking a second term, has been marred by claims that officials were planning to rig the vote. | The campaign, in which President Mwai Kibaki is seeking a second term, has been marred by claims that officials were planning to rig the vote. |
| Three police officers were killed after the opposition alleged that they were carrying pre-marked ballot papers. | Three police officers were killed after the opposition alleged that they were carrying pre-marked ballot papers. |
| Mr Kibaki is facing his toughest challenge from a former cabinet colleague, Raila Odinga. | Mr Kibaki is facing his toughest challenge from a former cabinet colleague, Raila Odinga. |
| More than 14 million Kenyans are eligible to vote in what is expected to be the most tightly fought contest the country has ever seen. | More than 14 million Kenyans are eligible to vote in what is expected to be the most tightly fought contest the country has ever seen. |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says long queues of voters formed outside polling stations early on Thursday morning, hours before they were due to open. | |
| Rigging denial | Rigging denial |
| President Kibaki is trying to secure a second term, running under the banner of a broad-based coalition known as the Party of National Unity. | President Kibaki is trying to secure a second term, running under the banner of a broad-based coalition known as the Party of National Unity. |
| Mr Odinga heads up the Orange Democratic Movement. | Mr Odinga heads up the Orange Democratic Movement. |
| Once an ally of the president, Mr Odinga has been the frontrunner in opinion polls in recent weeks - yet his team has accused the president's side of dirty tricks. | Once an ally of the president, Mr Odinga has been the frontrunner in opinion polls in recent weeks - yet his team has accused the president's side of dirty tricks. |
| Correspondents say the final hours before polls were characterised by mudslinging, with Mr Odinga's supporters accusing the president of using state security agents to help rig the polls. | |
| In response, the president issued a statement denying any such plans. | In response, the president issued a statement denying any such plans. |
| There are eight candidates standing in the presidential elections. | There are eight candidates standing in the presidential elections. |
| Kenyans will also be voting in parliamentary and local elections on Thursday. | |