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Kenya’s deputy president Ruto declared election winner

The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, left, presents a certificate to William Ruto, after the announcement of the results of the presidential race at the Centre in Bomas, Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim) Supporters of Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto celebrate his victory over opposition leader Raila Odinga in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, the chairman of the electoral commission said, while Odinga received 48.85%. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tyres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters dance in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters celebrate developments at the electoral commission in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People wait in front of a giant screen for election results in Eldoret, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as the country continues to wait for the results of the presidential election in which Kenyans chose between opposition leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Supporters of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto celebrate at his party headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Supporters of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto celebrate at his party headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Supporters of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto celebrate at his party headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tIres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tires in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)