US Lauds Kenya Electoral Process
The US has commended Kenyans for a peaceful election that was conducted last week.
The US Embassy in the country urged all parties to work together to peacefully resolve any remaining concerns.
The Embassy said the declaration of William Ruto as Kenya’s president-elect was an “important milestone in the electoral process”.
“Going forward, we urge all parties to work together to peacefully resolve any remaining concerns about this election through existing dispute resolution mechanisms,” They said.
The Embassy asked political leaders to continue to urge their supporters to remain peaceful and refrain from any post-election violence.
Mr. Ruto was declared the winner of the election with 50.49% of the vote narrowly defeating his main challenger, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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However, Mr. Odinga’s poll agents said they could not verify the result, and four out of seven national electoral commissioners announced that they were unable to “take ownership of the result.”
Mr. Ruto has pledged to work for all Kenyans, saying that the results process was “the most transparent ever” in Kenya.
Celebrations broke out in strongholds of Mr. Ruto while some protests were reported in key support areas of Mr. Odinga.
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