Kenya goes to the polls - in pictures


  • A man looks for names on voting registers posted outside Kilimani Primary School polling station in Nairobi, Kenya. Getty
    A man looks for names on voting registers posted outside Kilimani Primary School polling station in Nairobi, Kenya. Getty
  • Voters queue while waiting for polls to open during Kenya's general election in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi. AFP
    Voters queue while waiting for polls to open during Kenya's general election in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi. AFP
  • Voters check their names on an electoral roll in Nairobi. AFP
    Voters check their names on an electoral roll in Nairobi. AFP
  • An election official holds up a ballot box to show that it is empty before polls open in Kibera. AFP
    An election official holds up a ballot box to show that it is empty before polls open in Kibera. AFP
  • Maasai voters queue to take part in Kenya's general election in Kajiado. AFP
    Maasai voters queue to take part in Kenya's general election in Kajiado. AFP
  • Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate of the Kenya First political party coalition William Ruto, centre, casts his ballot at a polling station in Sugoi, near Eldoret. AFP
    Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate of the Kenya First political party coalition William Ruto, centre, casts his ballot at a polling station in Sugoi, near Eldoret. AFP
  • A Maasai man casts his ballot during Kenya's general election in Kajiado. AFP
    A Maasai man casts his ballot during Kenya's general election in Kajiado. AFP
  • People line up to vote at the Oltepesi Primary School in Nairobi. AP
    People line up to vote at the Oltepesi Primary School in Nairobi. AP
  • A voter takes part in the general election at Kosachei Primary School. Reuters
    A voter takes part in the general election at Kosachei Primary School. Reuters
  • People line up to cast their vote at Kosachei Primary School. Reuters
    People line up to cast their vote at Kosachei Primary School. Reuters
  • An election official marks the hand of a voter at the Kibera primary school in Nairobi. AP
    An election official marks the hand of a voter at the Kibera primary school in Nairobi. AP
  • People line up to vote at the Kibera primary school in Nairobi. AP
    People line up to vote at the Kibera primary school in Nairobi. AP
  • A voter verifies his ballot papers at the Old Kibera Primary School polling station in Kibera. AFP
    A voter verifies his ballot papers at the Old Kibera Primary School polling station in Kibera. AFP
  • People look for their names on voting registers posted outside Kibera Primary School in Nairobi. Getty
    People look for their names on voting registers posted outside Kibera Primary School in Nairobi. Getty
  • Men watch live news aired on a public projector on the eve of the elections in the centre of Kibera informal settlement. Getty
    Men watch live news aired on a public projector on the eve of the elections in the centre of Kibera informal settlement. Getty