By Our Reporter
The latest breaking news coming in live from our correspondences in Kenya indicates that Deputy President William Samoei Arap Ruto has won veteran opposition candidate Raila Odinga in the 2022 Presidential elections.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati made the announcement at the Bomas of Kenya on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 6:03PM.
He said Ruto had fulfilled the constitutional requirements after garnering 7,176,141 votes, representing 50.49 per cent of the total votes cast and he achieved the minimum number of 39 counties at 25%.
“In accordance with the Constitution and the law, chairperson of IEBC hereby declare that Ruto William Samoei has been duly elected as the President of the Republic of Kenya under the provision of Article 138 of the Constitution of the Presidential election held on August 9, 2022," said he said.
Chebukati presented the certificate of presidential results to Ruto to wild cheers from his supporters.
He was accompanied by deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua and his wife Rachel Ruto, who is the First Lady designate.
There was drama before Ruto was declared the winner that saw four electoral officials disowning the results before a terrible fight erupted at Bomas National Tally Centre.
Azimio la Umoja Presidential candidate Raila Odinga's chief agent, Saitabao Ole Kanchuri, intimated that the systems used by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to tally the results of the presidential contest were compromised ahead of the official announcement by the electoral body.