William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya’'s close-fought presidential poll on a day of high drama Monday, with violent protests in his defeated rival’'s strongholds, claims of rigging, and a split in the commission that oversaw the vote.
As tensions ran high after his narrow victory in the August 9 race against Raila Odinga, the 55-year-old president-elect issued a conciliatory message, vowing to work with “all leaders.”
Ruto secured 50.49 percent of the vote in his first-ever attempt at the top job, just ahead of Odinga who got 48.85 percent, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission head Wafula Chebukati said after an anxious days-long wait for results.
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