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Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto declared election winner

STORY: Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto declared election winner DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue of announcement 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) : WAFULA CHEBUKATI, IEBC chair 3. various of people voting 4. various of delegates at the auditorium 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President-Elect 4. various of people voting STORYLINE: Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman announced on Monday evening. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) : WAFULA CHEBUKATI, Chairman, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission "In accordance with the law, I, Wafula Chebukati, the chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, hereby declare that Ruto William Samoei as the duly elected president." Chebukati said that Ruto garnered 7,176,141 votes, or 50.49 percent of the total votes cast ahead of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga who garnered about 6,9

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-IEBC-VICE CHAIRPERSON

(220815) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Juliana Cherera (1st L), the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice-chairperson, addresses media before the announcement of the presidential results in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman announced on Monday evening. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Odinga's campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission were absent at the announcement. "We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election," said Juliana Cherera. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS-AFRICAN OBSERVER

(220812) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials inspect electoral documents at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 11, 2022. Kenya's general elections, held Tuesday to choose the fifth president, county governors, senators and members of the National Assembly, were largely peaceful, free and fair, pan-African blocs said Thursday. TO GO WITH "African observers laud Kenya for holding free, fair elections" (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(220808) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), demonstrates the voting process in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 7, 2022. Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the IEBC. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(220808) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga (C), veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister, makes his final pitch to voters during a public rally in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 6, 2022. Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(220808) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ballot boxes to be used for Kenya's 2022 general elections are seen at a tallying center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 7, 2022. Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS

(220808) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto, sitting Deputy President, makes his final pitch to voters during a public rally in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 6, 2022. Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)