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Kenya election: Uhuru Kenyatta wins presidency | |
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Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has been confirmed as the winner of the presidential election. | |
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said Mr Kenyatta had won 50.07% of the vote, on a turnout of 86%. | |
However, supporters of his main rival, PM Raila Odinga, have alleged voting irregularities and indicated he would file a legal challenge. | |
Violence after the 2007 election left more than 1,000 people dead. | |
The IEBC said the latest elections had been complex and difficult but also credible and transparent. | |
It said the turnout was the largest ever. | |
IEBC chairman Issack Hassan said that Kenyans had voted "calmly, patiently, proudly and peacefully in the full glare of whole world". | |
However, one of Mr Odinga's aides said earlier that the candidate had "no intention" of conceding defeat. | |
Salim Lone told the Daily Nation newspaper: "The level of the failures in the system makes it very difficult to believe it was a credible result." | |
Both candidates have complained of irregularities during the course of the count, since Monday's election. | Both candidates have complained of irregularities during the course of the count, since Monday's election. |
Technical glitches | Technical glitches |
Mr Kenyatta won 6,173,433 votes out of a total of 12,330,028. | |
Mr Kenyatta's Jubilee Coalition party said it was "proud and honoured for the trust" bestowed on it, adding that it had taken a message to the people and that "we are grateful to the people of Kenya for accepting this message". | Mr Kenyatta's Jubilee Coalition party said it was "proud and honoured for the trust" bestowed on it, adding that it had taken a message to the people and that "we are grateful to the people of Kenya for accepting this message". |
Early on Saturday, small groups of Kenyatta supporters celebrated in Nairobi, hooting car horns and singing. | Early on Saturday, small groups of Kenyatta supporters celebrated in Nairobi, hooting car horns and singing. |
But the newly confirmed president could face difficult relations with Western countries. | |
He faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in July for crimes against humanity. | He faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in July for crimes against humanity. |
He is accused of fuelling communal violence after the 2007 election that saw more than 1,000 people killed and 600,000 forced from their homes. | He is accused of fuelling communal violence after the 2007 election that saw more than 1,000 people killed and 600,000 forced from their homes. |
Mr Kenyatta's running mate, William Ruto, also faces similar charges. | Mr Kenyatta's running mate, William Ruto, also faces similar charges. |
Both men deny the accusations. | Both men deny the accusations. |
The ICC has agreed to postpone Mr Ruto's trial by a month until May after his lawyers complained of not having enough time to prepare his defence. | The ICC has agreed to postpone Mr Ruto's trial by a month until May after his lawyers complained of not having enough time to prepare his defence. |
Countries including the US and UK have hinted that his election as president would have consequences for their relations with the Nairobi government - comments which have been dismissed in Nairobi as unwanted foreign interference in domestic matters. | Countries including the US and UK have hinted that his election as president would have consequences for their relations with the Nairobi government - comments which have been dismissed in Nairobi as unwanted foreign interference in domestic matters. |
Kenya's new electronic voting system was designed to eliminate the chance of vote-rigging and with it any risk of a repeat of the post-poll violence of 2007. | Kenya's new electronic voting system was designed to eliminate the chance of vote-rigging and with it any risk of a repeat of the post-poll violence of 2007. |
But the count has been plagued with technical glitches, including a programming error that led to the number of rejected votes being multiplied by a factor of eight. By Wednesday, the electronic system was abandoned and the count restarted by hand. | But the count has been plagued with technical glitches, including a programming error that led to the number of rejected votes being multiplied by a factor of eight. By Wednesday, the electronic system was abandoned and the count restarted by hand. |
According to Kenya's election rules, the winner needs to poll more than 50% of the vote to avoid a second round run-off next month. | According to Kenya's election rules, the winner needs to poll more than 50% of the vote to avoid a second round run-off next month. |
If the election commission confirms that Mr Kenyatta has crossed the 50% threshold by such a narrow margin, then Mr Odinga's officials say he will challenge the outcome. | If the election commission confirms that Mr Kenyatta has crossed the 50% threshold by such a narrow margin, then Mr Odinga's officials say he will challenge the outcome. |
The prime minister's Cord alliance had earlier complained that votes from 11 constituencies were missing, in effect leaving him more than 250,000 votes short. | The prime minister's Cord alliance had earlier complained that votes from 11 constituencies were missing, in effect leaving him more than 250,000 votes short. |
Both men passed a second condition needed for victory - at least 25% of the vote in more than half of the 47 counties. | Both men passed a second condition needed for victory - at least 25% of the vote in more than half of the 47 counties. |
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