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Deputy President William Ruto says that the total voter turnout in the repeat presidential election stood at 40 percent.
Speaking during an interview with CNN on Saturday, Ruto disputed the 33 percent turn out quoted by CNN, saying that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will confirm the correct turnout after the final tally.
He however said that repeat elections across the world are marked by low turn outs.
“The history of low turnouts in repeat elections and especially where there is a boycott is clear,” said Ruto.
The Deputy President said that a majority of Kenyans who voted for President Uhuru and him turned up to vote again for them in Thursday's poll.
“But in our case 91 percent of those who voted for President Kenyatta in August have turned up and made the same decision. We now expect President Kenyatta to be sworn in.”
He further rubbished National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga's claims that voters boycotted the poll and accused him of unleashing a militia group in areas considered his strongholds in order to block Kenyans from voting.
“There is a percentage of voters that was denied a chance to vote. I challenge our opponent to remove the organised militia blocking the delivery of voting material and we will know for sure if those affected want to vote or not.”
In an interview earlier with CNN, Raila claimed that the low voter turn out witnessed on Thursday's repeat election showed that Kenyans have lost confidence with President Uhuru.
“Only 3.5 million people participated in the election, which is twenty percent of the total registered voters, that shows basically that people don’t have confidence. It is a vote of no confidence in the government of president Kenyatta and if I were him and I know that he is a democrat I would actually resign or step aside,” said Raila in a a Friday interview.
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@Ougi.I keep thinking to myself that the future of Luo Politics is a liberization of Luo politics.By that I mean,We need more luo leaders to come up and lead the luo people in more peaceful and development conscious directions.This fundamentalist support of Odingaism is really not the future of Luo Politics.I think that other Luo leaders and other luo families need to forge the destiny of the luo people.As a country, we are all very interrelated and interconnected.What happens in one part of the country affects the whole country.As such the more the luo people move their politics in a more peaceful and development conscious direction.The more the country as a whole will move in a more peaceful and development conscious direction.The same logic applies to all the tribes in the country.
Oyugi. Rubbish! Just FYI:BREAKING WORLD NEWS
*Uhuru's votes* 7.3M
*Voter turnout* 6.5M.
*IEBC verified results* 2.4M.
*Voters identified by the KIEMS kits* 3.5M.
*Chebukati's constituencies*296.
*Kenyan consituencies*290. Huh?
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Oyugi. How did this god of yours William Ruto qualify for University? This man Talks and Sounds like HANGETOBOA hata KCPE Wakati Huu we MATIANG'I.
Citizen tv just confirmed IEBC numbers and theirs are in alignment. What exactly are you disputing?
He went to an intermediary school in Bondo and did not do well. Since family had money he got shipped to Germany through Canan since he could not qualify for a student visa. He eventually. He was eventually honoured with a diploma from one village pyrotechnic in Germany. Indeed an achievement. How can we miss this?.
It is a WIN WIN for Uhuruto in fair election.
This proves 8th August annulment was unjustified.
@trulykenyan.I think that it is worthwhile to state on this forum.That this current situation in the country also proves why accepting defeat is a very HONORABLE thing to do.All this expense that the country has gone thru would have been avoided,if those that lost the election on aug 8th would have just accepted defeat.One of the hall marks of democracy is for those that are defeated to accept defeat.Mr Raila, Nasa and all the other defeated candidates should accept defeat. UHURU should be sworn in. Then Kenyans need to move on with their lives.Deescalation of the political tensions and resumption of normal life should be the way forward from here on out.Until 2022.
trulykenyan. Really? Ok do the MATH for us. Obrigado.
Jakoom ako njia ya dala gor gud....ata monday hana kitu ya kusema...after he is trying to bo be riak macharr ya kenya but will flop...
I watched the way the Waheshemiwa acted about the tea thing with Murkomen and I found it very disturbing am not a psychologist but the way this people reacted is as if from fear.My question is what are this people afraid of.What happens to this people behind closed doors when they are with this militia leader unless they come out and tell the whole world what happens they will in captivity all their lives.May the ALMIGHTY GOD SAVE THEM.
Ngatha. Correct.May the ALMIGHTY GOD SAVE THEM Corrupt & Hateful Tribalists, Election Riggers,and Fear Mongers (who Claim to be Christians YET do not know how to Live by " LOVE 'of Rail' REPELS Fear 'of Raila'; and HATRED'of Raila' ATTRACTS Fear 'of Raila'.
turning to movement, discrediting turnout is just a way for jizee to save face and after evil plans backfired.....badly....you can see their faces.......badly worn out and emebrassed zangalewa group called naswa
No one believes William Ruto.
What a mess.
Speak for yourself. We know the types that do not believe William Ruto are the types that worship Raila and hang on every word that comes from his mouth. You people thrive on embellishing the truth.
Wacha uwongo even in so called Jubilee zones the turnout was low so that the likes of Alice wahome had to rough up a returning officer .Numbers and live videos do not lie.Long gone are the days of keeping up appearances.Smartphones zinamulika yote.A sham and a waste of time ati election the money spent could have been used to pay nurses.
Arap Somei can you stop answering to a terrorist. We Kenyans need to move on. Uhunye should be sworn in immediately. Kenyans have had enough including those from the lake whose minds have been oppressed and can't think independently because they feel threatened all the time. We need those minds free of control. Lord have mercy on the poor souls.