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IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS: Ruto 51%, Odinga 47%

FILE PHOTO: Chebukati, the Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman

📌 IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS 8AM
✳ Ruto- 51.05% ➡ 84,812 Votes
✳ Odinga- 47.90% ➡ 79,591
✳ Wajackoyah- 0.81 ➡ 1,345
✳ Waihiga- 0.24% ➡ 398

(CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS)

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s election body IEBC has finally started releasing official results from this week’s polls.  Chairman Wafula Chebukati last night released the first batch of presidential results, that are verified after delivery of the physical forms by returning officers.

The IEBC is now hosting all returning officers from across the country who will verify forms 34A and B at the Bomas of Kenya.

The results (video bottom) so far announced are from 166,146 votes out of about 14 million votes counted from 5 of 292 constituencies (46,229 polling stations) reporting.

Off to a flying start is Deputy President William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance who has a razor thin lead of 84,812 votes against  Azimio la Umoja (Resolution for Unity) One Kenya Coalition candidate Odinga who is at 79,591.

OFFICIAL results from IEBC as released by Kenya’s leading media house DAILY NATION @NationAfrica a few minutes before midnight. (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS)

Most media houses have now abandoned the provisional results, and starting updating only the official results.

Focus has turned to the official results after a frustrating night in which provisional results saw Ruto and Odinga stuck at 49% all afternoon and night. The winner of presidential elections needs 50% + 1 of the valid votes cast and at least 25% votes in more than 24 counties

Media houses in Kenya slowed down the counting in the afternoon amidst social media reports that results websites had been hacked.

Kenya on Tuesday held its seventh general election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1991 where  voters lined to elect the country’s fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors.

Kenyans are voting for 16,105 candidates, who are vying for a total of 1,879 elective positions.

The elections were hotly contested, with President Uhuru Kenyatta backing Azimio la Umoja (Resolution for Unity) One Kenya Coalition candidate Odinga. The President fell out with his deputy, Ruto of Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance. ■

 

12 comments

  1. we are just waiting for the final results cause we dont know exactly whats happening

  2. Let’s go ahead with the selection

  3. OK. GOD BLESS KENYANS, LET US WAIT LAST ANNOUNCEMENT.

  4. I wish to take this privilege to Laud the IEBC for the well done job. Indeed it has taken long however it is worthy taking long and present clear and verifiable results.

    We know the prophets of Doom has not been sleeping trying to hack the IEBC SYSTEMS. Thanks to God for CHEBUKATI, Sir you haven’t taken anything to chances . Indeed you are a great Kenyan . Deep State , sytems zimekwama.God bless IEBC ,God bless KENYA

  5. Rails to be delivered winner

  6. Raila to be declared President-elect

  7. The election was fair and transparent., hope the final results wl satistfy everyone! Kenyans we are millions let us keep peace and fight because of only two giants..

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