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One person has died in southern Kenya following a clash between rival political groups on election day, Kenyan radio Baraka FM reports.

Chief Inspector Paul Acheda told the radio that rival supporters came to blows in the Kilifi South Constituency.

“Supporters of Ken Chonga of the opposition ODM (Orange Democratic Movement) and Mustapha Idd (of the ruling Jubilee party) clashed leaving one dead,” he said.

South Africa's main opposition leader Mmusi Maimane is speaking in parliament, as the no-confidence debate in President Jacob Zuma starts.

He says he never thought he will be in parlaiment fighting a new system of "oppression", which is corrupt and keeps people in poverty.

He says it will be "honourable" to remove Mr Zuma from office on a "historic day".

"The stakes have never been higher," he adds.

Outside parliament, Mr Maimane's supporters have been protesting to demand Mr Zuma's removal from power:

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South Africa's parliament has convened for the no-confidence vote. The chamber is packed.

Lawmakers walked in singing and dancing.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will not be in parliament when lawmakers vote in the no-confidence motion that he is facing.

This is because he is not an MP, but he was at a meeting of the parliamentary caucus of the governing African National Congress (ANC) where his loyalist vowed to defeat the bid to oust him.

He has since left the parliamentary building in Cape Town, as an MP of the opposition Democratic Alliance tweets:

Meanwhile, members of the opposition Economic Freedom Fights are rallying at the presidential headquarters in the capital, Pretoria, as a local journalist tweets:

Critics of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma say he is the worst president the country has had since minority rule ended in 1994.

Others go further, saying he is also the worst leader the governing African National Congress (ANC) has had since its formation in 1912.

His allies disagree, insisting that Mr Zuma is being targeted by what they call "white monopoly capitalists" and their political allies because he is championing the rights of the black majority.

Either way, there is no doubt that Mr Zuma has been post-apartheid South Africa's most controversial president. He has been dogged by allegations of corruption for more than a decade, and has so far fended off all attempts to put him in jail.

Read: South Africa's President Zuma faces no-confidence vote

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Here is a timeline of his legal battles:

• 2005: Charged with corruption over multi-billion dollar 1999 arms deal - charges dropped shortly before he becomes president in 2007
• 2016: Court orders he should be charged with 786 counts of corruption over the deal - he has appealed
• 2005: Charged with raping family friend - acquitted in 2006
• 2016: Court rules he breached his oath of office by using government money to upgrade private home in Nkandla - he has repaid the money
• 2017: Public protector said he should appoint judge-led inquiry into allegations he profiteered from relationship with wealthy Gupta family - he denies allegations, as have the Guptas. No inquiry has been appointed yet.

Read: Zuma, the great survivor

Kenya's electoral commission (IEBC) staff and fellow voters have been helping elderly and disabled voters have their say in the polls.

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Lydia Gathoni, who is 102-years-old, was captured by a Reuters photographer casting her vote at a polling station in Gatundu.

The BBC's Abdinoor Aden spotted this woman bringing her mother to vote at Kibera Primary.

This elderly man was helped by IEBC officials at a Kosachei polling station.

What's the link between a six-piece suit and the Kenyan elections? The BBC's Sophie Ikenye explains.

Video journalist: Mark Sedgwick

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It is a day of high drama in South Africa as President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament - the first that will be held by secret ballot.

Speaker Baleka Mbete agreed to a secret vote, saying it was necessary because of the "toxic" political atmosphere - a reference to death threats that governing African National Congress (ANC) MP Makhozi Khoza has received.

She his one of four ANC MPs who have broken ranks with the party by publicly indicating that she vote against Mr Zuma.

Opposition parties hoping that more MPs will vote for the motion will need the backing of at least 50 ANC lawmakers for Mr Zuma to be ousted.

The ANC has 249 MPs while 12 opposition parties share the remaining 151 seats in the 400-member chamber.

If parliament passes the motion by a simple majority (201 MPs), Mr Zuma will be ousted as president.

But his allies are confident of defeating the motion.

The BBC's Abdinoor Aden spotted famous hip hop artist Octopizzo among the many who came out in large numbers to vote.

He joined the queue to cast his votes at Olympic Primary in Kibera, a poor neighbourhood in the capital, Nairobi.

People have been turning out to vote in large numbers in Kenya's general election.

The contest pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against seven other candidates, but his main challenger is his long-time rival, Raila Odinga.

Voters in Kibera, Nairobi, described their hopes for the future.

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South Africa's main opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane, has accused President Jacob Zuma of "derelict leadership", in the draft resolution that he has tabled in parliament to demand Mr Zuma's removal from office.

Parliament has tweeted the document:

Some lawmakers of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) are in buoyant mood ahead of the no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma, as a BBC reporter tweets from outside parliament:

Dickens Olewe
BBC Africa, Nairobi

One of the curious sights at several polling stations is that of men carrying babies and young children. They appear to be looking after the little ones, but their intentions becomes clear as they move closer to the front of the queue.

It is a strategy that has been well rehearsed and there are some anecdotal reports from voters that the children are being passed around so others can jump the queue.

One TV station is tweeting about it:

Kenya's Star newspaper reports that electoral officials have started marking the children with indelible ink to stop their repeat visits to the polling station with different people (though the picture it uses is not of a baby):

Protests are taking place in South Africa ahead of a no-confidence vote in the scandal-hit president, Jacob Zuma.

ANC supporters have been rallying in support of Mr Zuma in Cape Town, the seat of parliament.

A journalist has tweeted from the scene:

Opposition supporters, including those from the Democratic Alliance, have also taken to the streets to demand the president's removal from power.

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Kenya's National Super Alliance (Nasa) presidential candidate Raila Odinga has cast his votes at the old Kibera primary school in the capital, Nairobi, accompanied by his wife, Ida Odinga.

Mr Odinga is President Kenyatta's long-term rival, and the contest is seen as too close to call.

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Speaking outside the voting centre, Mr Odinga told his supporters: "Everyone must have a voter mark. Let's turn out in large numbers and vote.

"After finishing, in the evening, lets meet at Uhuru Park and wait for the results."

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South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) will defeat the no-confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma when it votes in parliament later today, party chief whip Jackson Mthembu has said.

Mr Zuma was jovial at a meeting of the party's parliamentary caucus ahead of the vote, he added.

MPs sang and Mr Zuma was "toyi toying [a revolutionary ANC dance], that is what we do when we are under attack," Mr Mthembu told the local eNCA television channel.

This will be the eighth no-confidence vote in Mr Zuma, but the first that will be held by secret ballot.

The opposition pushed for the no-confidence vote, accusing Mr Zuma of being corrupt and being "reckless" with the economy - allegations he deny.

Read: Will the 'Zuptas' fall in South Africa?

We've focused on events in Kenya today so far, but from now we'll also be covering the no-confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma in South Africa .

Anne Soy
BBC Africa, Nairobi

Kenyans have turned up in polling stations across the country in large numbers to choose their next leaders.

Some waited in queues for hours before they opened their gates.

This general election is the country's most expensive and largest yet.

There are over five million new voters, with nearly 20 million on the voters' roll.

The electoral commission is pegging its hopes on a new electronic voter identification and results transmission system to deliver a credible vote.

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Voting in some of Kenya's 41,000 polling stations has been slowed by technical hiccups and unexpected downpours, but the electoral commission (IEBC) said the situation was being dealt with.

"We shall extend the time of voting for the same amount of hours lost before opening," said IEBC chief Wafula Chebukati.

The BBC's Idris Situma reports a delay at Nairobi Road primary school in Nakuru, central Kenya:

Ballot papers from a different polling station Kirinyaga were accidentally wrongly distributed there.

The IEBC is flying in the correct ballot papers, and the commision says residents will be allowed to vote for five extra hours because of the delay.

At least 145 inmates have cast their ballot at the Kisumu Maximum prison.

This is the first time that prisoners in Kenya have been allowed to vote.

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About 4,000 prisoners across the country registered to vote, according to the IEBC's chairperson, external.

The inmates are voting the presidential election only - other Kenyans are taking part in six elections, from president down to local representatives.