Preliminary results from Kenya\u2019s presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Tuesday election was an important test for stability in East Africa\u2019s biggest economy after two of its three last elections were marred by violence following disputes over accusations of rigging.<\/p>\n The frontrunners, Deputy President William Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, were neck and neck with 1.2 million votes each, results tabulated by the private Citizen Television early on Wednesday showed, putting them at just over 49 per cent each.<\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0Father, son, drown in Kano well<\/a><\/p>\n The winning candidate must get 50 per cent plus one vote.<\/p>\n The 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.<\/a><\/p>\n But for now, the commission is only posting pictures, not numbers.<\/p>\n