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. President William Ruto tweeted a condolence message to bereaved families describing the accident as “distressing” and urging motorists to be “extra cautious.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. Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen visited the scene on Saturday morning and said the government would relocate markets away from the highways to prevent such future accidents. It also said heavy rainfall interrupted rescue efforts and people were still trapped in wrecked vehicles. The Kenya Red Cross Society said on Saturday 32 people were injured and hospitalized, and asked Kenyans to donate blood. Officers at the scene counted 51 bodies, but more people were believed to be trapped in the wreckage, Rift Valley police commander Tom Odera told The Associated Press. The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known for vehicle crashes near the Rift Valley town of Londiani, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said.
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