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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vote-tallying in Kenya’s close presidential election isn’t...

Vote-tallying in Kenya’s close presidential election isn’t moving fast enough

The head of Kenyas government-created media council says local media outlets havent been asked to stop their counting of presidential election results after observers noticed a dramatic slowdown in reporting on the close contest and expressed concerns about censorship or meddling.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vote-tallying in Kenya’s close presidential election isn’t...

The head of Kenyas electoral commission says vote-tallying in the countrys close presidential election isn’t moving fast enough

An attempt at radical transparency by the election commission, which uploaded raw ballot numbers online, led to divergent tallies. “People are so tense that they cannot even think straight.”

Vote-tallying in Kenya's close presidential election isn't moving fast enough, the electoral commission chair said Friday, while parallel counting by local media stopped or dramatically slowed amid public concerns about censorship or meddling.

Vote-tallying in Kenya's close presidential election isn't moving fast enough, the electoral commission chair said Friday, while parallel counting by local media stopped or dramatically slowed amid public concerns about censorship or meddling.

Decisions are determined by powerful figures behind the screens who call shots on what consumers should have and how the news coverage is conducted. 

Already, Kenyans are withdrawing to that familiar refusal to countenance electoral defeat.