![]() ![]() Ngala Chome, lead researcher at Nairobi think-tank Sahan Research, told Al Jazeera that Odinga’s camp would “very likely” contest the results. Given the tightly contested elections and arising controversies, legal battles are expected, as has been the case in the last few electoral cycles. ![]() Now that the president-elect has been announced, he will take an oath of allegiance to the constitution, administered by the Kenyan chief justice within 14 days of Monday’s announcement. By contrast, there was jubilation among Ruto’s kin in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret and in the neighbouring North Rift’s Kapsabet, where he attended high school. In the days immediately before Tuesday’s vote and afterwards, business and governance slowed down as an uneasy calm enveloped the nation.Īfter the results, there were protests in parts of Nairobi and Odinga’s hometown Kisumu, 350km (217 miles) northwest of the capital. You have the ability to transform this country for the betterment of all… /fvNbzPrCLr It is by God's grace and the true will of the people, you were elected President. William Ruto, President-Elect, Republic of Kenya □□. This has prompted speculation about a legal challenge from her team, something Odinga will be familiar with.Ĭongratulations on your victory Dr. Meanwhile, former justice minister Martha Karu, who ran alongside Odinga, tweeted, “It is not over until it is over”, after the results. You have the ability to transform this country for the betterment of all,” he said. “It is by God’s grace and the true will of the people, you were elected President. Najib Balala, a member of Kenya’s ruling party and the country’s cabinet secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, also tweeted his congratulations on Monday evening. Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa have tweeted their congratulations to the president-elect. “I will run a transparent, open, democratic government and I will work with the opposition to the extent that they provide oversight over my administration,” Ruto said in his victory speech. “We are not at Bomas because we cannot take ownership of the results that are going to be announced,” Cherera said at a press conference before the results were made public, giving no further details. ![]() “In accordance with the law, I … hereby declare that Ruto William Samoei has been duly elected as the president.”Ĭhebukati’s announcement came within an hour after his deputy Juliana Cherera led three other commissioners out of the tallying centre to proclaim their dissent elsewhere in Nairobi. “I have done my duty according to the laws of the land.” ![]() “I stand before you despite intimidation and harassment,” Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said early Monday evening. Ruto won the election by a narrow margin, garnering 50.49 percent of the votes to his closest challenger Raila Odinga’s 48.85 percent. Nairobi, Kenya – William Samoei Arap Ruto, deputy president of Kenya since 2013, has been declared winner of a keenly contested election in East Africa’s powerhouse. ![]()
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