Heads of missions and Ambassadors in Kenya issue joint statement on presidential results
Heads of missions and Ambassadors in Kenya issue joint statement on presidential results announced by the IEBC.
Heads of missions in Kenya have issued a joint statement following the announcement of the results of the Presidential election that declared William Ruto as the president-elect of Kenya.
The joint statement issued by the embassies and high commissions of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and The UK, thanked Kenyans for maintaining peace during the election period.
‘We commend the people of Kenya for the peace and calm displayed on Election Day, the IEBC’s organization of the elections, and the positive roles played by civil society, religious and business leaders, and the security sector. Kenya has set an example to the region and continent as a whole. We call upon all actors to uphold the spirit of peace in the coming weeks.”
Heads of missions and Ambassadors also urged all the aggrieved parties disputing the results to follow legal channels for dispute resolution.
“We encourage all political parties and leaders to follow all existing mechanisms for dispute resolution, as laid out by the Constitution of Kenya.”
On August 15, the Chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced the results of Kenya’s Presidential election.
In the results, Chebukati declared Kenya Kwanza Alliance’s William Ruto as the president-elect after garnering 7,176,141 votes representing 50.49% of the tallied votes.
Raila came in second with 6,942,930 votes representing 48% of the total votes tallied.
However, on Tuesday, August 16, Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party presidential candidate Raila Odinga disputed the presidential election results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chair Wafula Chebukati.
Raila said the results released by the IEBC chairman were illegitimate and unenforceable, highlighting the fact that Wafula Chebukati’s declaration of Ruto as the victor was unlawful because 4 of the 7 commissioners did not concur with the results.
“Our view in Azimio is clear, the figures by Wafula Chebukati are null and void and must be quashed by a court of law. In our view, there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect,” Raila lamented.
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