Kenya Elections Head Says Dissenting Officials Wanted Re-Run
Wafula Chebukati announced the election results on Monday.
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Four election officials who disputed the outcome of Kenya’s presidential vote wanted the results changed to ensure there was a re-run between frontrunners William Ruto and Raila Odinga, the electoral body’s chairman said.
They “demanded that the chairperson moderates the results for purpose of forcing an election re-run, contrary to their oath of office,” Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said in a statement posted on the agency’s Twitter account. “The chairperson refused to yield to this unconstitutional and illegal demand and proceeded to declare the results of the presidential election as received from the polling stations.”