IEBC Gazettes Ruto as Duly Elected President

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has gazetted William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua as the duly elected president and deputy president respectively.

In a gazette notice dated August 15th, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said this is in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution, the IEBC Act, Elections Act, and the Elections (General) Regulations.

"Ruto William Samoei and Gachagua Rigathi have been duly elected as the President and Deputy President respectively of the Republic of Kenya having complied with the provisions of Article 138(4) of the Constitution," said Chebukati.

Article 138 of the Constitution subsection (a) and (b) dictates that "A candidate shall be declared elected as President if the candidate receives (a) more than half of all the votes cast in the election; and (b) at least twenty-five per cent of the votes cast in each of more than half of the counties." 

Ruto was declared the winner of the August 9th presidential election after garnering 7,176,141, representing 50.49 percent of the total votes.

His main competitor Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition secured 6,942,930 votes (48.85 percent), followed by Roots Party candidate George Wajackoyah (61,969 votes) and David Mwaure (1,987 votes).