Kenyan President-Elect William Ruto and Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua with the certificate from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) after being declared winners of the presidential election in Nairobi on August 15, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
A populist campaign anchored on the hustler narrative, support from vote-rich regions that won the last two elections and significant inroads in the turf of rivals helped Deputy President William Ruto win the presidency in the first attempt.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate polled 7,176, 141 (50.49 per cent) to secure the 50 per cent plus one required to win the presidency in the first round, edging out his main rival, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition’s Raila Odinga who got 48.85 per cent of the vote.
