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Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the election of President-elect William Ruto in last month’s presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week on Tuesday. "We declare the election of the first respondent as President-elect to be valid..." CJ Koome ruled at 1:34 PM. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati, on August 15, 2022, declared William Ruto the winner after garnering 7,176,141 votes, representing 50.49 per cent of the total votes cast and he achieved the minimum number of 39 counties at 25%. His main rival Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party got 6,942,930 votes representing 48 per cent of the votes cast. While delivering the abridged version of the judgement, Ch...

In order to allow registered voters to verify their identification before the election next Tuesday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will make the official voter register available to all polling places on Tuesday, August 2. The register must be posted at each polling location by Tuesday evening, according to IEBC Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera, who spoke to the media on Monday. They will be distributed among the 46,299 polling locations that the IEBC has declared will be used for the election. "Today we have started distribution of strategic materials to the counties. Remember seven days to the polls we affix the voter register outside the polling station and so this exercise will begin tomorrow and by end of business tomorrow we will have conclu...

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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds William Ruto’s Election Victory as president elect

IEBC Kicks Off Distribution Of Poll Materials Countrywide