Nairibi (Kenya), Aug 4 (AP) Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early today, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give citizens a bill of rights.

Khalil Senosi Kenya's Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere, center, is shown security arrangements around the Bomas of Kenya, where votes from across the country from Wednesday's referendum will be tallied, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 3,2010. Leaders in Kenya are calling on the country to carry out a peaceful referendum.

Kenya is holding a referendum on a new constitution that would make its institutions more democratic.

Kenya's Christian churches have unified against a proposed new constitution for the east African powerhouse, saying it will offer abortion on demand and give Muslims special rights.

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Ever since independence in 1963, Kenya has been ruled by a winner-take-all political system that has exacerbated ethnic divisions and steadily turned the country into one of the most corrupt on the continent. Today, that could change.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early Wednesday, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give citizens a bill of rights.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Kenya will face a huge test of its fragile democratic systems as the country will go to the polls for a referendum on the countrys proposed new constitution. Political, religious, and civil society leaders have been calling for calm in the run-up to the voting. The violence that followed Kenyas December 2007 elections [...]

Kenya is holding a referendum on a new constitution that would make its institutions more democratic, with the 'yes' vote having a clear edge in opinion polls.

The referendum in Kenya this week will be the first national vote since 1 300 people were killed in the ethnic bloodshed caused by the disputed presidential poll in 2007.

Kenyas electoral authority said voting in todays referendum on a new constitution would be more transparent than the countrys 2007 national election, when claims the poll was rigged triggered violence.

Kenya's leader Mwai Kibaki appeals to Kenyans to vote peacefully in large numbers as polling stations open for a constitutional referendum.

NAIROBI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Kenya's electoral authority said voting in Wednesday's referendum on a new constitution would be more transparent than the country's 2007 national election, when claims the poll was rigged triggered violence.

Source: Reuters * Kenya's electoral authority promises transparent vote * President to address the nation * Residents flee areas hit by post-election violence (Adds Kibaki speech, markets, analyst) By James ...

Kenya's leader Mwai Kibaki appeals to Kenyans to vote peacefully in large numbers in Wednesday's referendum on a new constitution.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Kenyan authorities said Tuesday they deployed 18,000 police officers in preparation for a constitutional referendum scheduled for Wednesday. Kenya - Nairobi - Africa - Referendum - Government

KIAMBAA, KENYA -- David Ngendo can't forget the day, after Kenya's disputed 2007 elections, when his neighbors stormed his village church with machetes and torched it. Nor can he forget the screams of the women and children who had sought refuge inside. His grandmother and 35 other members of his... Kenya - Constitution - Africa - United States - Government

David Ngendo can't forget the day, after Kenya's disputed 2007 elections, when his neighbors stormed his village church with machetes and torched it. Nor can he forget the screams of the women and children who had sought refuge inside. His grandmother and 35 other members of his Kikuyu tribe died,... Kenya - Constitution - Africa - United States - Law

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Kenyan authorities said Tuesday they deployed 18,000 police officers in preparation for a constitutional referendum scheduled for Wednesday. Kenya - Nairobi - Africa - Referendum - Government

Nairobi - The head of Kenya's electoral commission on Tuesday said the body does not expect a repeat of the violence that followed December 2007's presidential elections, as the nation votes on a new constitution.

Source: Reuters * Kenya's electoral authority promises transparent vote * President to address the nation * Residents flee areas hit by post-election violence By James Macharia NAIROBI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - ...