Protests over election fraud claim turn violent in Kenya 

At least five people have been killed in post-election violence in Kenya after opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed "massive" fraud in Tuesday's vote.
Five people have been killed in post-election violence in Kenya after opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed 'massive' fraud in Tuesday's vote. (AP)
Five people have been killed in post-election violence in Kenya after opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed 'massive' fraud in Tuesday's vote. (AP)
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The opposition candidate Raila Odinga accused hackers of manipulating the votes in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta. (AP)
The opposition candidate Raila Odinga accused hackers of manipulating the votes in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta. (AP)
Kenya's election commission defended the country's electronic voting system as secure, saying there were 'no interferences before, during and after' the election.In picture, protesting residents add material to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi  (AP)
Kenya's election commission defended the country's electronic voting system as secure, saying there were 'no interferences before, during and after' the election.In picture, protesting residents add material to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi (AP)
A protesting resident holds a placard featuring an image of presidential candidate Raila Odinga as he stands with others next to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi. (AP)
A protesting resident holds a placard featuring an image of presidential candidate Raila Odinga as he stands with others next to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi. (AP)
The mother of a man allegedly shot in the head by a Kenya Administration Police officer reacts in desperation in an alley of the Mathare slum, a day after general elections. (AP)
The mother of a man allegedly shot in the head by a Kenya Administration Police officer reacts in desperation in an alley of the Mathare slum, a day after general elections. (AP)
Protesters setting up a burning barricade using tyres . (AP)
Protesters setting up a burning barricade using tyres . (AP)
An artist paints a section of the main street into Kibera calling for peace as residents protested in this densely populated suburb of Nairobi. (AP)
An artist paints a section of the main street into Kibera calling for peace as residents protested in this densely populated suburb of Nairobi. (AP)
Kenyans in Kibera, Nairobi,  lock themselves behind a gate with a Keep Peace sign as others burn tyres to protest in support of Kenyan opposition leader. (AP)
Kenyans in Kibera, Nairobi, lock themselves behind a gate with a Keep Peace sign as others burn tyres to protest in support of Kenyan opposition leader. (AP)
A woman wails and screams at police, near to the body of a man who had been  allegedly shot by police.  (AP)
A woman wails and screams at police, near to the body of a man who had been allegedly shot by police. (AP)
Residents look through a fence at the scene near to the body of a man who had been allegedly shot by police. (AP)
Residents look through a fence at the scene near to the body of a man who had been allegedly shot by police. (AP)
Residents look on from their balconies as a riot policeman holding a tear gas grenade patrols during disturbances in the Mathare slum of Nairobi. (AP)
Residents look on from their balconies as a riot policeman holding a tear gas grenade patrols during disturbances in the Mathare slum of Nairobi. (AP)
A man lifts his shirt challenging police to shoot him, as a relative wails on the floor of the alleyway, right, near to the body of a man who had been shot by the police. (AP)
A man lifts his shirt challenging police to shoot him, as a relative wails on the floor of the alleyway, right, near to the body of a man who had been shot by the police. (AP)
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga throw back a tear gas canister at Kenyan security forces in the Mathare slum of Nairobi. (AP)
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga throw back a tear gas canister at Kenyan security forces in the Mathare slum of Nairobi. (AP)

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