Kenyan election official says hacking attempt failed

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A top Kenyan electoral official says the election commission’s database was unsuccessfully targeted by a hacking attempt.
The comments Thursday by Wafula Chebukati, the commission chairman, came after allegations by opposition leader Raila Odinga that hackers infiltrated the database and manipulated results in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta following Tuesday’s vote.
Chebukati says “hacking was attempted but did not succeed” and tha