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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints "Yes" voters take early lead in Kenya referendum Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factboxes Factbox: Quotes on Kenyan constitution referendum 6:48am EDT Factbox: Kenya's tough path to a new constitution 4:22am EDT Related News UPDATE 1-Kenya's social media atweet with referendum chatter 8:44am EDT High turnout for Kenyan constitution referendum 6:48am EDT UPDATE 3-US judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed Mon, Aug 2 2010 Related Topics World » Related Video Kenya votes on new constitution 1:31pm EDT 1 / 3 Kenyan prisoners queue to vote in Kenya's referendum in Naivasha, August 4, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Antony Gitonga By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI | Wed Aug 4, 2010 3:06pm EDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Partial results showed Kenyans voted 65 percent in favor of a new constitution on Wednesday in a peaceful poll that could reshape the politics of east Africa's largest economy after years of disputed, violent elections. The constitutional changes are seen as important to avoid a repeat of the post-election tribal bloodshed in early 2008 that killed 1,300 people and took the country of about 40 million people to the brink of anarchy. They address the corruption, political patronage, land grabbing and tribalism which have plagued Kenya since it won independence in 1963. The changes allow for greater checks on presidential powers, more devolution to grassroots administrations and an increase in civil liberties. "I have come to vote for the new constitution which will guarantee me security in my farm where I was displaced in 2007 during clashes," said Milkah Gathoni Njoroge, who was born in 1919. "I am living with my family in Nakuru town. If the constitution passes, I will return to my land." Kenya's 27,689 Polling stations in 210 constituencies closed at 5 p.m. (1400 GMT) with no major incidents reported. Some 12.5 million people were registered to vote. Results will be transmitted to the electoral authority's tallying center in Nairobi. Initial indications are expected within a few hours and the final results likely at some point on Thursday. Of nearly 4.5 million votes counted so far, nearly 3 million voted 'Yes', a partial vote count showed. There were long queues at polling stations across the country, especially in the Rift Valley centers of Eldoret and Nakuru that were at the epicenter of the 2008 violence. Turnout was reportedly low, however, in the poor, arid northeast of the country. Most Kenyans were expected to vote for the new constitution, according to surveys. If the law fails, Kenya will retain the current constitution bequeathed by former colonial power Britain. HISTORIC MOMENT William Ruto, a cabinet minister based in the Rift Valley who is leading "No" campaigners angry with clauses related to land ownership, said he would accept the outcome. "This is an historic moment in our country and I'm sure Kenyans will make the right decision," he told reporters in his constituency. "Everyone has an obligation to accept the decision of the people of Kenya." A previous attempt to change the constitution through a referendum in 2005 failed. To be adopted, the law requires 50 percent plus one vote of the ballot cast nationally and at least 25 percent of the votes in five of Kenya's eight provinces. Kenyan shares rallied strongly for the fifth straight session on Tuesday to hit their highest level since September 3 2008, driven by expectations the law will be adopted, while the shilling rose against the dollar. Markets were closed for the voting on Wednesday. Traders and analysts say investors would take great confidence from the peaceful passage of the constitutional changes into law. Kenya, a country that borders Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania, is the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after South Africa, Nigeria and Angola. Throughout the capital Nairobi, long queues snaked away from polling stations as voting kicked off at 6 a.m. At the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, another hotspot of post-election violence, voting was peaceful. Many elderly women were helped by officials to the front of the long queues. In Eldoret and Nakuru, some voters said they hoped the referendum would usher in a new era of peaceful democracy and pledged an end to violence between Kikuyu and Kalenjin -- the two tribes that have dominated politics since independence. "We want Kenya to be peaceful, that's our major concern. We don't want problems like in 2008. Voting is peaceful. If I am standing next to a Kikuyu, he is my brother. We are fine," said Ronald Cheruiyot, a herbalist voting in Eldoret. TRANSPARENT PROCESS The country's electoral authority said on Tuesday the process would be more transparent than the 2007 election, when allegations the poll was rigged in favor of President Mwai Kibaki sparked the bloodletting. The authority has distributed mobile phones and broadband modems to polling stations throughout the country that can only communicate with the tallying center in a bid to curb rigging at the constituency level seen at past elections. Philippe de Pontet, Africa analyst at Eurasia Group, said in a research note there appeared to be broad support for the new constitution. "The 'No' camp's efforts to tie the document to controversial social such as abortion have mobilized opposition from some church groups, but the 'Yes' camp has a broader regional and ethnic coalition," he said. "Voter approval of a new constitution in a national referendum on 4 August will provide a short-term boost for the coalition government." The new charter was a key provision in the power-sharing deal struck between then-rivals Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to end the violence that followed the election in 2007. (Additional reporting by James Macharia, Duncan Miriri, Helen Nyambura-Mwaura, George Obulutsa and Humphrey Malalo in Nairobi; Richard Lough in Eldoret; Celestine Achieng' in Mombasa and Antony Gitonga in Naivasha; Writing by David Clarke; Editing by Jon Hemming) World Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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