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The group added that Kenya is now more vulnerable to attacks than it was in 2011 when KDF crossed into Somalia for an operation dubbed "Linda Nchi" in response to kindnappings.

Amid shouts of "We need Raila now!", "Chebukati must go!" and "No Raila, no peace!", motorcycle drivers honked their horns and people blew into vuvuzelas and whistles.

Ruto's election comes just few weeks after Hassan Sheikh signed deal on Khat and aviation with Uhuru in Nairobi.

More than 22 million people are registered to vote in this election in which economic issues could be of greater importance than the ethnic tensions that have marked past votes with sometimes deadly results.

The fight between Al-Shabaab and the Kenyan army is said to have caused casualties, but the number of the fatalities on both sides is still unclear.