More support for Kenya opp candidate in opinion polls

Bloomberg

Kenyan opposition candidate Raila Odinga drew more support from voters in three opinion polls as he prepares to take on President Uhuru Kenyatta in next week’s election, raising the likelihood of a runoff vote.
Polls released on Tuesday showed Odinga is favored by
as much as 49 percent of the electorate, compared with as
little as 42% percent two months ago. Kenyatta is backed by up to 48 percent of voters, down from a high of 49%,
according to surveys.
“The race is going to be very close,” Jared Jeffery, an analyst at Paarl, South Africa-based NKC African Economics, said in
an emailed research note. “Odinga’s ascendancy in the polls points to a possible runoff.”
Kenyan elections heighten investor concerns because of unrest that’s occurred during three of the past five national votes. Odinga has warned he won’t concede defeat and his supporters may take to the streets if the polls aren’t deemed credible. The risk of violence in the aftermath of the Aug 8 vote increased this week after the murder of a key official in charge of the electronic-voting system at the country’s electoral body.