Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

August 15, 2022
11:03 AM EDT
Last Updated 11 min ago

Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election

NAIROBI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential election results.

“We are not able to take ownership of the results that will be announced," Juliana Cherera, the deputy chairperson of the electoral commission told a media briefing at a different venue from where the announcement was to be made.

Diplomats and international elections were whisked out of the tallying hall where the chairman of the electoral commission was preparing to announce the presidential results.

Deputy President William Ruto appeared to be leading a tight presidential race against opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday as Kenyans awaited final results of the election held nearly a week ago.

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[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. America has become a shiny beacon on the hill...for anti-democracy forces...wtf happened?