Kenya Elections: Deputy PM Has Early Lead

Kenya's deputy prime minister, who faces charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), took an early lead on Tuesday as votes were counted following the presidential election.

With around a third of ballots counted, early results showed Uhuru Kenyatta ahead with 54% of the vote, with Prime Minister Raila Odinga behind on 41%.

Few votes have been counted from Mr Odinga's stronghold, the western city of Kisumu.

Long queues formed around the country on Monday as voters went to the ballot box. Election officials estimate that turnout was around 70% of 14 million registered voters.

Masai wait to cast their ballot papers near the town of Magadi

Attacks by separatists on the coast killed 19 people on election day, and other attacks were seen near the border with Somalia.

Kenya's capital, Nairobi, was quiet on Tuesday and no more violence had been reported in the country.

Mr Kenyatta faces ICC allegations he helped orchestrate post-election violence in 2007-2008, when more than 1,000 people were killed.

The US has warned of "consequences" if he wins, as have several European countries.

Because Mr Kenyatta is an ICC indictee, both the US and Europe have said they might have to limit contact with him even if he is president.

After Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki was hastily named the winner of Kenya's 2007 vote, supporters of Mr Odinga took to the streets in protest which led to two months of tribe-on-tribe attacks.

As well as more than 1,000 deaths, more than 600,000 people were forced from their homes.

Officials have been working to ensure that level of violence does not return to the election cycle.

Both candidates have pledged to accept the results of a freely contested vote.

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