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Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on President Mwai Kibaki to admit defeat in national elections. | Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on President Mwai Kibaki to admit defeat in national elections. |
He accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud and described the counting process as "deeply flawed". | He accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud and described the counting process as "deeply flawed". |
Mr Odinga called on Kenya's Electoral Commission to carry out a full re-assessment of the results, which correspondents say could take days. | |
The count had already been halted while the country's electoral commission reviewed dozens of disputed results. | |
The delays have prompted allegations of vote-rigging and sparked violence in which three people are reported to have been killed. | |
"I wish to appeal to President Mwai Kibaki to acknowledge and respect the will of the people of Kenya and honourably concede defeat," Mr Odinga was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. |