Kibera residents burn tyres, block roads to prevent voting

Residents of Kibera, Nairobi, blocked roads and lit bonfires from as early as 6am to prevent voting on Thursday.

They kept vigil in various parts saying they did not want anybody around.

At the

Olympic Primary School polling station, the people closed the

gates and

blocked the way using carts and rocks.

"Naendelea na kazi kama kawaida.. siwezi piga kura (I am going on with work as is the norm....I cannot vote)," a resident said.

Olympic Primary School polling station in Kibera slum, Nairobi, as pictured on October 26, 2017. /COURTESY

President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto said Jubilee Party was ready for the repeat presidential election but NASA chief Raila Odinga asked his supporters to stay and home.

The Opposition leader announced on Wednesday that the coalition had grown into a resistance movement.

Kibera is one of Raila's strongholds in Nairobi.

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A fire lit by residents of Kibera slum in Nairobi who protested voting on October 26, 2017. /COURTESY

Anyang' Nyong'o said yesterday that

Kenyans would be justified to rebel if the repeat presidential election takes place.

The Governor of Kisumu, where the NASA principal also enjoys strong support, said: "If the government subverts the sovereign will of the people...then people are entitled to rebel against this government."

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