Retail
  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Premium Politics
No Result
View All Result
Home Foreign

Kenya’s Ruto takes lead in tight presidential race

by Agency Report
August 15, 2022
in Foreign
Reading Time: 1 min read
Kenya's Ruto takes lead in tight presidential race

William Ruto

0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Deputy President William Ruto is edging ahead of his main rival Raila Odinga in Kenya’s presidential election, partial official results showed Sunday, underscoring the tight race as the country anxiously awaits the final outcome.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Joe Biden falls at US Air Force Academy graduation

Osinbajo to lead Commonwealth observers in Sierra Leone election

Ruto scored 51.25 percent of the vote, reversing earlier gains for Odinga, who had 48.09 percent, according to figures from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which has tallied results from nearly 50 percent of constituencies.

Tuesday’s vote passed off largely peacefully but with previous elections sparking violence and rigging claims, the IEBC is under intense pressure to deliver a clean poll and release results by Tuesday.Riot police were deployed overnight inside the commission’s heavily-guarded tallying centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi after political party agents disrupted the process, hurling rigging allegations at each other.

The commission’s chairman Wafula Chebukati on Friday accused party agents of delaying the tallying process by haranguing election workers with unnecessary questions.

The wait has left Kenyans weary, with many hoping that any disputes over the result are addressed peacefully through legal means.The poll pitted Odinga, a veteran opposition leader now backed by the ruling party, against Ruto, who was widely expected to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta until his boss joined hands with former foe Odinga in a dramatic shift of political allegiances.

Tags: FeaturedKenya
ShareTweetSend
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Why Fulanis may not vote Obi- Miyetti Allah

Next Post

Why APC has no candidate in Akpabio, Lawan’s senate district – INEC

Related Posts

Joe Biden falls
Foreign

Joe Biden falls at US Air Force Academy graduation

June 1, 2023
Yemi Osinbajo
Foreign

Osinbajo to lead Commonwealth observers in Sierra Leone election

May 25, 2023
Donald Trump
Foreign

Trump to make virtual court appearance in hush money case

May 23, 2023
Volodymyr Zelensky
Foreign

F-16 jets: Zelensky arrives Japan for G7 summit

May 20, 2023
Nigerian elected first black mayor of Colorado Springs
Foreign

Nigerian elected first black mayor of Colorado Springs

May 17, 2023
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Foreign

Tinubu receives envoy from Kenyan president

May 7, 2023
Next Post
Why fuel scarcity may affect 2023 elections - INEC

Why APC has no candidate in Akpabio, Lawan's senate district - INEC

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent News

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and George Akume

BREAKING: Tinubu names George Akume SGF

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
June 2, 2023

Senate adjusts 2023 budget, extends implementation

Senate amends ICPC Act, reduces chair’s powers

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
June 2, 2023

The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)

BREAKING: NLC to probe subsidy payments under Buhari

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
June 2, 2023

BREAKING: Gbajabiamila confirmed as Tinubu's Chief of Staff

BREAKING: Gbajabiamila confirmed as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff

by Marcus Amudipe
June 2, 2023

Premium Politics

© 2023 Premium Politics

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Premium Politics

Go to mobile version