肯尼亚总统大选开始投票
<p><span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="turbulent">turbulent</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotly">hotly</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="voter">voter</span>, 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Mildred">Mildred</span> <span word="Malubi">Malubi</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kangemi">Kangemi</span> <span word="slum">slum</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span>, 55-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, 72-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>. <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="Kikuyu">Kikuyu</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="marred">marred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="rigging">rigging</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="official">official</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> 2007 <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,100 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 600,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incitement">incitement</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> — <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="credible">credible</span>, <span word="reinforcing">reinforcing</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p><span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>.</p>
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