Kenya's Ruto declared president-elect in chaotic scenes

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Kenya's elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials disowned the result, fuelling fears of violence like that seen after previous disputed polls.

Hailing the electoral commission as "heroes", Ruto said "There is no looking back. We are looking to the future. We need all hands on deck to move forward."

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. Amid fears that vote-rigging allegations could lead to bloody scenes like those that followed presidential polls in 2007 and 2017, Cherera urged the parties to pursue any disputes through the courts.

The United Nations took note of the results, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, and encouraged all candidates to "resort to legal channels to address any challenges that may arise."The next president will have to confront an economic and social crisis in East Africa's most advanced economy, where poor Kenyans already reeling from the impact of COVID-19 have been hit by global rises in food and fuel prices.

 

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Hailing the electoral commission as 'heroes', Ruto said 'There is no looking back. We are looking to the future. We need all hands on deck to move forward.'

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