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Monday, August 15, 2022 –President-elect William Ruto has revealed his early morning conversation with his key rival Raila Odinga of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition.
Speaking with news reporters at Bomas of Kenya on Monday August 15 evening after winning the election, Ruto said, together with Mr. Odinga, they had agreed to respect the today’s outcome from the IEBC.
“I want to disclose to you that today morning I called my worthy competitor and we agreed that we would respect the outcome,” he recounted.
And before he showed up at the Bomas of Kenya for the presidential declaration, his home was a beehive of activities.
Several pictures leaked from the home and outside showing a complete presidential motorcade ready to take him to the Bomas venue where both camps were awaiting the electoral voter results.
“I mean before we came here, everybody knew the result of the election. You just had to take a simple calculator and to the math from the public portal,” he added.
When Ruto was being driven to the Bomas of Kenya Grounds, his key rival, Raila Odinga, was no where to be seen and no motorcade was near his home.
The president-elect would later be announced the winner of the August 9 election beating his rival with over 200,000 votes.
He has already promised to work with all sides of the political divide in the spirit of national unity.