Incumbent Kenya Deputy President, William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election. The electoral commission chairman announced his victory on Monday as he managed to beat his rival Raila Odinga with 50.4% of total votes cast.
The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s campaign.
Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the announcement, saying the results were “opaque”.
According to Juliana Cherera, the vice-chairperson of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC):
“We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election.”
She added:
“We are going to give a comprehensive statement… and again we urge Kenyans to keep calm. There is an open door that people can go to court and the rule of law will prevail.”
This news bit was reported by Franklyn Latunji and edited by Shaun Eugene for Clariform. For enquiries email editor@clariform.com
