An independent observer group has said the results of Kenya’s August 9th presidential election as announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC, are in line with its own projections.
At a press conference today in Nairobi, the capital, the Elections Observation Group said over 5,000 observers were deployed across 290 constituencies in the 47 counties.
The August 9th elections were neck to neck with deputy president William Ruto just edging it over former prime minister Raila Odinga in results announced by IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati late on Monday, August 15th.
There was controversy before the announcement of the results on Monday, with four of the IEBC’s seven electoral commissioners leaving the national tallying centre to stage a press conference in another part of Nairobi.
