Mass Protests Erupt in Kenya After Presidential Election Results Unveiled

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto won the country's presidential election after receiving 50.49% of the vote against the 48.85% earned by his rival, ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The election results have sparked mass protests among Odinga's supporters, who took to the streets of Nairobi to voice their anger over the election outcome. Some of them behaved aggressively, throwing stones and setting fire to tires.

If Odinga does not appeal the results in the Supreme Court, Ruto will take the oath of office in two weeks' time, becoming Kenya's fifth president since the country declared independence from Britain in 1963.

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A supporter of presidential candidate Raila Odinga holds a placard referring to electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati, while shouting "No Raila, No Peace", next to a roadblock of burning tires in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga.

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A Kenyan Police officer fires teargas towards supporters of Kenya's Azimio La Umoja Party (One Kenya Coalition Party) presidential candidate Raila Odinga, during a demonstration in Kisumu on August 15, 2022, after William Ruto was announced as Kenya's president-elect. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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Supporters of Kenya's Azimio La Umoja Party (One Kenya Coalition Party) presidential candidate Raila Odinga react past burning tyres during a protest against the results of Kenya's general election in Kibera, Nairobi, western Kenya on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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Burning tires are seen as supporters of Azimio la Umoja (One Kenya Coalition) presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu, western Kenya on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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Supporters of William Ruto, Kenya's President elect, celebrate in Eldoret on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results.

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A Kenyan Police officer reacts after firing teargas towards supporters of Kenya's Azimio La Umoja Party (One Kenya Coalition Party) presidential candidate Raila Odinga, during a demonstration in Kisumu on August 15, 2022, after William Ruto was announced as Kenya's president-elect. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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Supporter of Azimio la Umoja (One Kenya Coalition) presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu, western Kenya on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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Shouting "No Raila No Peace," Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga supporters burn tIres in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones.

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A supporter of Kenya's Azimio La Umoja Party (One Kenya Coalition Party) presidential candidate Raila Odinga passes on a motorbike by burning tyres during a protest against the results of Kenya's general election in Kibera, Nairobi, western Kenya on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.

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A supporter of Azimio la Umoja (One Kenya Coalition) presidential candidate Raila Odinga runs past a burning structure while protesting the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu, western Kenya, on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote.