KIAMBU, Kenya, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday expressed his confidence that Kenyans would give him another five-year mandate to finish the job.
The president on Tuesday cast his vote at Mutomo Primary School in his birthplace of Gatundu, Kiambu County. Speaking to journalists, Kenyatta said he was confident of winning because he ran a positive campaign.
"I feel good. I feel positive because we ran a positive campaign," said Kenyatta who was accompanied with his family including First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and his mother, former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, and two of his three children.
Voting opened in Kenya's presidential, parliamentary and gubernatorial elections Tuesday with 19.6 million voters expected at over 40,000 poll centers to elect 1,882 public officials, including the president.
Thousands of voters started trooping to polling stations as early as 1 am Tuesday, hours ahead of the official voting time of 6 am to vote for their choice.
Kenyatta said his party ran on a platform of peace, harmony and progress that resonated with Kenyans. The president called for peace, urging Kenyans to vote peacefully and go back to their homes to await the results.
"Vote and go home to wait for the results," the president said in response to a question about what his message to Kenyans was on election day. He urged Kenyans to safeguard the stability of the country.
The Head of State will spend the day in Gatundu visiting neighbors, and waiting for the results to come from the electoral body.
