In Kenya, East Africa, voting for the presidential election was held on the 9th, and the incumbent vice president and the former prime minister are effectively fighting two people.
The announcement of the results is expected to take about a week, and the local media reports that the competition is close.
On the 9th, Kenya voted for the presidential election once in five years due to the expiration of the term of office.
The election campaign was effectively a two-way battle between Mr. Ruto, who served as vice president under the incumbent President Kenyatta, and Mr. Odinga, the leader of the opposition party who was a former prime minister and a longtime political opponent of President Kenyatta. The main points of contention are soaring food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and measures to eradicate poverty.
In the election campaign, President Kenyatta, whose constitution prohibits him from running for a third term, took an unusual turn to support Mr. Odinga, instead of Mr. Ruto, who had been managing the government together due to political conflict.
The announcement of the results is expected to take about a week, and the local media reports that the competition is close.
So far, there has been no major turmoil, but in past presidential elections, there have been repeated clashes between supporters over the results, resulting in casualties. I'm interested.
In addition, the local Japanese embassy is paying attention to the latest information and calling on them to act cautiously.