In Kenya, Preliminary results from presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta.<br />''<br />''The Kenyan election commission, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), posted images of more than 90 per cent of election result forms, from a total of 46,663 polling stations.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, for now, the commission is only posting pictures, not numbers. Only two constituency-level results are available on the commission's website.<br />''<br />''However, the final result from the IEBC is expected in days, although legally, it has up to a week.<br />''<br />''According to media reports, the frontrunners, Deputy President William Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, were neck and neck with 1.2 million votes each.<br />''<br />''Kenyans voted for a new president on Tuesday against a backdrop of economic hardship and growing disenchantment with the political elite, with voting largely peaceful but producing low turnout in some areas.<br />''<br />''The country is hoping for an orderly transition of power after almost a decade under two-term President Uhuru Kenyatta, but concerns about vote-rigging linger after past election disputes triggered deadly unrest.<br />''<br />''Yesterday's election is an important test for stability in East Africa's biggest economy after two of its three last elections were marred by violence following disputes over accusations of rigging.