NAIROBI – (AFP) – Raila Odinga is not conceding defeat in Kenya’s presidential elections, a senior advisor said on Saturday, hours after provisional results showed the outgoing prime minister losing the key race to arch-rival Uhuru Kenyatta.

“The prime minister is not conceding, because this election was flawed,” said Salim Lone, hours after the provisional results showed Odinga trailing in second place with 43.28 percent of the vote?

Kenyatta proud of Kenya’s ‘trust’ after presidential poll

Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate said Saturday they were “proud and honoured for the trust being put on them,” hours after provisional results showed they had won the country’s key presidential poll.

Kenyatta’s Jubilee Coalition party “took a message to the people of Kenya,” it said in a statement read to AFP. “We are grateful to the people of Kenya for accepting this message.”