Police raid Kenya VP-linked office ahead of polls

Mr. Ruto and former prime minister Raila Odinga are considered as having a close battle for the presidency.

Police raid Kenya VP-linked office ahead of polls

Kenyan police have searched premises in the nation's capital Nairobi that are allegedly connected to William Ruto, the vice president of the country and one of the leading contenders for next month's elections.

Two computers and two servers were seized, according to a police official.

According to a representative of the deputy president's campaign staff, they wouldn't want to be distracted by what he called "mere sideshows and distractions."

The raid takes place while hostilities between the nation's security forces and its Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission are escalating (IEBC).

The decision to detain three foreign nationals hired to work on the nation's electronic voting system was sharply criticized over the weekend by the commission's head.

The IEBC made claims, which the police rejected, claiming there was no proof the commission had hired the three or that they worked for the company it had hired.

Mr. Ruto and former prime minister Raila Odinga are considered as having a close battle for the presidency.