In Photos: Kenyans vote in fiercely contested election
Voters formed long lines at many polling stations before dawn, waiting to cast ballots in the tightly contested race for the presidency.
Naseremo Ene Kiurei, an elderly Maasai woman has her ID card checked at a polling station in Saikeri.Carl de Souza/AFP / Getty Images
Maasai queue to vote at a polling station in Ewaso Kendo.Carl de Souza/AFP / Getty Images
Police officers monitor access to a polling station at Kariokor Community Centre in Nairobi.Luis Tato/AFP / Getty Images
Kenyan inmates wait in line to cast their vote in Kisumu maximum prison.Kevin Midigo/AFP / Getty Images
People check names on a voter registration list in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa.Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images
Waithira Wainaina, 81, who was unable to walk, is carried by helpers to cast her vote in Gatundu.Ben Curtis/The Associated Press
Lydia Gathoni, 102 years old, casts her vote in Gatundu.Baz Ratner/Reuters
Kenyan Opposition leader Raila Odinga drives through supporters in Kibera slums in Nairobi.Noor Khamis/The Associated Press
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta is greeted by supporters in his hometown of Gatundu.Baz Ratner/Reuters
A Turkana tribesman votes at a polling station near Baragoy.Goran Tomisevic/Reuters