Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win

By CARA ANNA
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto’s win. Ruto is expected to be sworn in on Sept. 13. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga had alleged irregularities in the otherwise peaceful Aug. 9 election that was marked by last-minute drama when the electoral commission split and traded accusations of misconduct. The court found little or no evidence for the various claims and called some “nothing more than hot air.” The court in the previous election in 2017 overturned the results of the presidential election, a first in Africa. This time, Odinga was backed by former rival and outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta.