With vote counting nearing completion in Kenya, President Moi is looking certain to regain the presidency. He's well ahead of his nearest challenger Mwai Kibaki. In parliamentary elections the ruling party, Kanu has also done well, although it seems likely to be returned with a reduced majority. From Nairobi our East Africa correspondent Cathy Jenkins reports:

After days of election chaos and a frustratingly slow count, President Moi appears to have victory within his grasp. He and his ruling party, Kanu, have already voiced their confidence.

They have told the opposition to accept defeat gracefully. They have also warned that if they don't, the forces of law and order have been instructed to act against anyone inciting violence.

Kanu has hurriedly retreated from its earlier stance which accused the Electoral Commission of rigging the vote against President Moi. A very clear indication that the president is quite happy with the way the election is turning out.

President Moi seems to have been helped by a strong turn-out in his favour in western Kenya, an area not normally known as a Kanu stronghold. His nearest rival Mwai Kibaki, has as predicted done well in Kenya's central province and in Nairobi, the capital traditionally being an opposition area.

Latest unofficial results showed Charity Ngilu, Kenya's first credible female presidential candidate, trailing in fifth place. The chaos around the elections has led to a rare show of unity between the main opposition leaders, but it has come too late.