Many Kenyans go back to work despite opposition’s call to strike
Nairobi — Kenya’s opposition called on people to stay away from work on Monday in protest at last week’s declared election result, but response to the call was limited, with many businesses reopening after being closed during the tense election period. Many shops opened again in the capital, Nairobi, and in the western town of Kisumu for the first time in days, and cars and buses were moving around on streets that had been deserted even before the result of the August 8 presidential election was announced. In Kibera, Nairobi’s biggest slum where opposition support is strong, minibuses and taxis were also plying their trade through the rubble-strewn streets, and some food stalls and phone and money outlets opened their doors. But residents there said most people were observing the opposition’s call to stay away from work in protest over the vote, which it says was rigged. The election commission declared President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by 1.4-million votes. International observer...
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