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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 12 Aug 2017

    Kenya election: Observers back Kenyatta victory http://bbc.in/2uQ2Cnt pic.twitter.com/LrAGcxX5pX

    5:01 AM - 12 Aug 2017
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    • Abu Rashid Jarek Pawel Nowicki FUNKYTOWN Cancou Condé porofil L1878 David Wampamba OLAWOLE NWANI Caleb john wainaina
    28 replies 79 retweets 68 likes
      1. Moffah‏ @Moffah 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That photo portrays us as Kenyans as people who are violent,this is not the case.

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      2. gordwin muhambi‏ @gosinjiru 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        save us from these pictures please the country is relatively relatively calm and normalcy resuming

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Benard masiga‏ @BenardOsew 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @gosinjiru @BBCAfrica

        Which country, people are dying and you're talking like that

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Maxwell Oloo‏ @MaxwellOloo 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Honestly why use this photo??@BBCAfrica

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      1. @Arap‏ @erickkipkuruito 12 Aug 2017
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        @annesoy really! You can't take pictures of criminal gangs and try portray that the country isn't at peace. Don't stoop that low

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      1. Nyakwar Ogila‏ @eowino16 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Those were tourists not election observers

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      1. averena davies‏ @dave_5922 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Honestly, deep inside they didn't do a single thing to ensure free n fare election. The country is on chaos right now

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      1. Thomas Maito‏ @maito_thomas 19 Aug 2017
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        the clearest of all victories.

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      1. ODIT EMMANUEL‏ @emmanuelodit 14 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What else could they do better

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      1. swahili‏ @swahili254 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Is Orengo also burning tyres outside his house or it's only OK for the poor in Mathare & Kibera to do such??

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      1. Isaphy F. Kunjombe‏ @Kunjy 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If they had morals in them, i would have cried foul. Noe that they don't, i will just look. African is cursed

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      1. Rita Doreen‏ @DoreenRita13 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mmmmmhh what did you expect from them other than this

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      1. Josiah Mudira‏ @jmudira 12 Aug 2017
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        Observers came for holiday.

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      1. Timothy Ki‏ @TKiknzi 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They back AFRICA'S NEWEST GENOCIDAL MANIAC @UKenyatta Currently Eliminating LUO COMMUNITY. The ELECTION was CLEARLY RIGGED and FAKE RESULTS

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      1. Clifford Derrick‏ @jaratiro 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        My foot! Locals vbeen consistent from 2007/13. Others are tourist, ill equipped to make sense of a 21 century elections of IT & algorithm.

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      1. Earthling‏ @Eyaanito 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica All the foreign observers sugar coated the election process found nothing wrong, chose not to look.

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      1. ShamRock257_Ex™‏ @ShamRock257_Exe 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They didn't know what they were supposed to observe. Polling's always peaceful. Counting and result transmission issues were their mission

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      1. Benard masiga‏ @BenardOsew 12 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Very much disappointed with them,because Kenya is burning know

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