By Dickens Olewe BBC News, Nairobi Media caption, Watch: Tussles break out in Kenya over claims of election vote rigging Deputy President William Ruto hasactually been stated the winner of Kenya’s governmental election inthemiddleof remarkable scenes. He directly beat his competing, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the authorities outcomes. The statement was postponed amidst scuffles and accusations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s project. Four of the 7 members of the electoral commission declined to back the result, stating it was “opaque”. “We cannot take ownership of the outcome that is going to be revealed since of the nontransparent nature of this last stage of the basic election,” stated Juliana Cherera, the vice-chairperson of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). “We are going to provide a detailed declaration… and onceagain we desire Kenyans to keep soothe,” she included. Mr Odinga’s celebration representative earlier declared that there were “irregularities” and “mismanagement” in the election. This was the veryfirst time Mr Ruto, 55, had run for president. He has served as deputy president for 10 years, however fell out with President Uhuru Kenyatta, who backed Mr Odinga to prosper him. The 77-year-old previous prime minister, who got 48.8% of the vote, was running for president for the 5th time. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Ruto (r) called Mr Chebukati, the head of the electoral commission, a “hero” Electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati stated he hadactually done his task inspiteof getting dangers. “We have strolled the journey of guaranteeing that Kenyans get a complimentary, reasonable and trustworthy election. It has not been an simple journey – right now 2 of my commissioners and the CEO are hurt,” he stated. In his spee
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