Uhuru casts his vote, wants Kenya to move on

Uhuru casts his vote, wants Kenya to move on

President Uhuru Kenyatta has cast his ballot at Mutomo primary school polling station in Gatundu, Kiambu county.

Flanked by his wife, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, and some family members, the president voted at 10.50am at the packed polling station where residents were eagerly waiting for him, some carrying cakes and flowers to wish the head of state a happy birthday. Uhuru was born on October 26, 1961.

Addressing the media at the polling station, the president reiterated his call for peace saying: “Those who desire to vote should be allowed to vote those who do not wish to do so it also their democratic right. But no right supersedes the other.”

He said his hope and wish is that the country will move on after today’s poll which has been labelled as one of the most divided and controversial in Kenya’s history.

“I believe that we are tired as a country of electioneering. It is time we move forward. Let us cast our votes, elect our leaders and move on,” he said.

On the chaotic incidents that have marred opposition strongholds as residents protest against the repeat poll, the president assured that security agencies would do all it takes to guarantee peace.

“I believe that we are tired as a country of electioneering. It is time we move forward. Let us cast our votes, elect our leaders and move on,” he said.

President Kenyatta remained firm that conducting the repeat election despite calls for postponement of the polls was a sign of “maturity of democracy”.

“Kenya is proving that our democracy is maturing, not only maturing but has matured. Kenya has proved that it can go through a presidential election nullification, accept it, and give Kenyans another opportunity to get back to the ballot and once again decide who their leader shall be. Our institutions are maturing and I believe that is the path all of us on the African continent should look forward to,” he said in a message to the international community.

Voting kicked off in most parts of the country apart from Kisumu, Migori, Homa Bay and parts of other counties dominated by opposition supporters.

In some of the regions, officials could not distribute voting material as youth barricaded roads with voters keeping off polling centres in other areas.

On Wednesday (October 25), Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who withdrew his candidacy over two weeks ago, called on his supporters to stay at home and boycott the disputed presidential election.

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