Kenya’s elections chief has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race, but amid chaotic scenes, four other senior election officials said the week-long count was too opaque and disowned the result.
Ruto had appeared to be leading long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga as Kenyans awaited the final results of the election held nearly a week ago.
Minutes before the chairman of the electoral commission Wafula Chebukati announced that Ruto had won the vote, his deputy Juliana Cherera had told media at a separate location that she and three other commissioners disowned the results.
Diplomats and international elections were whisked out of the tallying hall before Chebukati spoke, as scuffles broke out
