Kenya election results

William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election, defeating his rival Raila Odinga, promising to work with “all leaders” in the ...

Official results from Kenya's tightly contested presidential election are expected within hours following growing tensions between supporters of the two ...

"We demand the full audit and disclosure from the IEBC of the extent of alteration to the election tallying results. Tensions are rising across the country as officials close to Odinga and Ruto announce their own election results and claim victory. “We demand a full accounting from the IEBC of the extent of involvement of officers in electoral offenses and the steps taken against offending staff," Otieno said.

Kenya was moving closer Monday to learning the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after days of anxious waiting.

The IEBC had faced sharp criticism of its handling of the August 2017 poll, which in a historic first for Africa was annulled by the Supreme Court after Odinga challenged the outcome. Deputy President William Ruto was leading with slightly more than 51 percent of the vote against 48 percent for Raila Odinga, based on official results from more than 80 percent of constituencies, according to a tally published by the Daily Nation newspaper. Kenya was moving closer Monday to learning the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after days of anxious waiting.

After hours of confusion in which four of seven election commissioners would not verify results, the announcement put Kenya on shaky political ground.

A dispute over results in the 2007 election plunged the country into a maelstrom of ethnic violence that went on for months, leaving at least 1,200 people dead and compelling 600,000 more to flee their homes. Weeks later, the opposition challenger, Raila Odinga — one of the candidates in the current race — contested the results in court. But the prosecution collapsed in 2016 after the government stopped cooperating with the court. “And you should try going to a public hospital — if you don’t have good medical cover, you are doomed.” I’d like to thank you for reading The Times and encourage you to support journalism like this by becoming a subscriber. Doing so will give you access to the work of over 1,700 journalists whose mission is to cover the world and make sure you have accurate and impartial information on the most important topics of the day. Yet if those issues are at the mercy of forces beyond his control, the other big factor preoccupying Kenyans is very much a homegrown one. The presidential race, Kenya’s closest since the country’s first truly competitive election 20 years ago, is also being closely scrutinized by Western and regional allies as a key test for democracy in one of Africa’s powerhouse nations. Then, Russia’s assault on Ukraine caused already high prices of food and fuel to rise further amid a global downturn. The Nairobi tech start-up scene is thriving, attracting Microsoft and Google, which recently established engineering centers that employ hundreds of software developers. And Ethiopia, which until recently was vying for Kenya’s slot as the region’s pre-eminent power, is grappling with civil war and economic turmoil. NAIROBI, Kenya — The head of Kenya’s electoral commission announced on Monday that William Ruto, the country’s vice president, had won the presidential election.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over ...

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Foreign leaders congratulate the president-elect but backers of Raila Odinga question the result.

There was not the same level of mobilising ethnic vote as seen in previous elections. This was the first time Mr Ruto, 55, had run for president. We do not have the luxury to look back," he added. In Mr Ruto's home town of Eldoret in the Rift Valley, thousands of residents broke into song and dance. "To those who have done many things against us, I want to tell them there's nothing to fear. In his acceptance speech Mr Ruto called for unity, saying he wanted to be a president of all, and for the country to focus on the future.

NAIROBI — Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga declared the results of the election “null and void” and promised to challenge them in court, ...

In Kibera, a slum in Nairobi that is considered a stronghold for Odinga, crowds that had in previous days gathered to watch live broadcasts ahead of the results had dispersed. “The announcement was disappointing; whatever Odinga says is what we will do, he is our leader. “The issue that we have is with the process,” commissioner Justus Nyang’aya said shortly before Odinga’s news conference. This is expected to be Odinga’s last attempt at the presidency. “I want to commend our supporters for remaining calm and keeping the peace and urge them to continue to do so. Minutes before the results were announced, four out of seven of Kenya’s electoral commissioners said they would not stand by them.

The 77-year-old presidential hopeful said his Azimio La Umoja Party (One Kenya Coalition Party) will look to the Supreme Court to deliver justice.

We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. “We are not able to take ownership of the results that will be announced,’’ Juliana Cherera, the deputy chairperson of the electoral commission told a media briefing at a different venue from where the announcement was to be made. Mr Odinga’s rejection of the results comes as the Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Border Commission, Juliana Cherera, and three other commissioners rejected the results Kenyan presidential election results.

Kenya's losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga said on Tuesday his coalition totally rejects the election results that saw Deputy President William Ruto ...

Kenya's Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results of last week's presidential election that delivered victory to his rival Deputy President William Ruto.

The PUNCH reports that In January 2006, Ruto had announced his first intention ever to vie for the presidency in the 2007 Kenyan general election. This was as several commissioners of the electoral body rejected the results. However, on Monday, the head of Kenya’s election body declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country’s close-fought presidential election.

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has rejected official results that show him losing last week's presidential election.

The 0.01 percent translates to approximately 142,000 votes which will make a significant difference in the final results," Cherera said. “I want to commend our supporters for remaining calm and keeping the peace and urge them to continue to do so. "You’ve been there even at Bomas and the screens were supposed to show accumulative numbers of the presidential candidates’ votes as the garnered, as we continued to read the results, the same was not displayed to the public. Raila Odinga cited a split in the electoral commission and the chairman’s failure to explain how he came up with the final numbers. The same, the commissioners were not aware.” Mr. Chebukati's announcement purporting to announce a winner is a nullity.”