Kenya faces ‘violent implosion’ on eve of election

Last-minute attempt to stop vote fails after shooting of judge's driver

Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya's current President, Uhuru Kenyatta
(Image credit: Ben Hoskins / Stringer)

Kenya's re-run presidential election is expected to proceed tomorrow, despite a shooting, alleged intimidation of the judiciary and the danger of a “violent implosion” predicted to be a major blow to African democracy.

A last-minute petition to postpone the vote failed after the Supreme Court was unable to gather a quorum of judges to hear the case, the BBC says.

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