Kenya Feature: Kenyatta Wins Presidential Election But May Face Court Challenge (France 24 and Al Jazeera English)

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Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's deputy prime minister, has won the country's presidential election with 50.07 percent of the vote, official results show, just enough to avoid a runoff.

The country's electoral commission said voter turnout in the election was 88 percent.

Following the announcement on Saturday, Raila Odinga, outgoing Prime Minister, who came second in the election, said he would contest the result.

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