In a brief email to the BBC, Mr Luo did not appear to be optimistic about the future.

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"Mom had a stroke last year, and the hospital charged 18, 000 yuan, but we could claim back only 1, 000 yuan from insurance, " said Mr. Luo, the Chongqing umbrella seller.

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Mr Odinga's Luo supporters feel disenfranchised.

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Police Inspector General David Kimaiyo said the leaflets found in Kisumu, a city in western Kenya, were inciting Luo residents to chase away people from the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities, who traditionally support Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto.

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Mr. Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga each claimed more than 90% of the vote in many of their respective Kikuyu and Luo strongholds, according to the partial results available Friday evening.

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