'No looking back' says Kenya's president-elect Ruto

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1 年前

STORY: Hailing the electoral commission as "heroes" after he was declared the winner, Ruto said: "There is no looking back. We are looking to the future.''

Ruto, who heads the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance, had appeared to be leading opposition leader Odinga as Kenyans awaited final results of the election held nearly a week ago.

Minutes before the chairman of the electoral commission Wafula Chebukati announced that Ruto had won, his deputy Juliana Cherera had told media at a separate location that she and three other commissioners disowned the results.

Chebukati said Ruto had won 50.49% of the vote, against Odinga's 48.5%.

Odinga did not attend the announcement. His running mate, Martha Karua later tweeted: "it is not over until it is over."