Kenya’s electoral commission on Monday announced William Samoei Ruto as the fifth president of the East African nation.
Announcing the election results, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissioners (IEBC) head Wafula Chebukati said Ruto won 7,176,141 votes, 50.49% of the total vote, while his main opponent, 77-year-old former Prime Minister Raila Odinga had 48.85% (6,942,930 votes).
Ruto, 55, has served as the deputy president in Kenya for the past 10 years, working with outgoing Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“I want to promise Kenyans that I will run a transparent, open, and democratic government,” Ruto said in a televised address following his victory.
