"The Jubilee coalition is deeply concerned about the shadowy, suspicious and rather animated involvement of the British High Commissioner in Kenya's election, " said Charity Ngilu, a senior member of Mr Kenyatta's coalition.

BBC: Kenya elections: Kenyatta accuses UK over rejected votes

Some of the suspicions were well founded: Charity Ngilu, one of the more popular of the 12 candidates who were challenging Mr Moi for the presidency, recovered thousands of unmarked ballot papers in the commission's offices in her eastern constituency although several polling stations in the area had complained bitterly of a shortage.

ECONOMIST: Kenya