Vice President Ruto won the Kenyan elections with 50.49% of the votes

Vice President of Kenya, William Ruthwon 9 elections the other day 7.17 million votes (50.49%)According to results released today by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEBC).

His main rival, former prime minister and opposition leader, Raila Odingathere is 48.85% your vote.

Lawyers ranked third and fourth in the presidential vote. George Wajackoyah (approximately 69,900 votes) and David Mwaure (approximately 39,000 votes).

“In accordance with the constitution and law, IEBC President Ruto William Samoei has been duly elected as President of the Republic of Kenya,” IEBC President Wafula Chebukati said at the cultural complex in Kenya. The vote counting center is located approximately ten kilometers from the city center of Nairobi.

Prior to the announcement, the IEBC’s four commissioners (consisting of seven commissioners and the chairman) were vice-chairman Juliana Cherera, leave results today Considering that the census was conducted in an “incomprehensible” manner, the elections were

Ruto (55 years old) ran for President for the first time at the head of the Kenyan Kwanza coalition (Kenya First, Swahili), while Odinga (77) chose to rule the country for the fifth time with the Azimio La Umoja coalition. (Unit Aspiration).

Unless hindered by any final legal objection to the results, Ruto will become the country’s fifth president since gaining independence from Britain in 1963. and will replace Uhuru Kenyatta, who stepped down after exhausting the second and final five-year term permitted by the Constitution.

The vote count was marked by delays and accusations of fraud by politicians and supporters of Ruto and Odinga, although they did not provide clear and convincing evidence.

Some 22.1 million registered voters It was called to the polls on August 9, when the country’s population of around 55 million was generally quiet and turnout was just over 65%.

Kenya divided into electoral blocs by ethnic group interethnic violence in previous electionsespecially after the 2007 elections, more than 1,100 people died and about 600,000 people left their homes.

Kenyans have not only elected a new president, they have elected 290 deputies and 47 seats in the National Assembly (Lower House) on the one hand and 47 deputies in the Senate (Upper House) on the other.

In addition, citizens elected the governors and legislative assemblies of the country’s 47 counties.

Source: Informacion

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