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On August 15, the chairman of Kenya’s election commission, Wafula Chebukati, declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country’s presidential voting.Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition, after being declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)Results showed that Ruto narrowly defeated former Prime Minister Raila Odinga by 50.5% to 48.9%, and a week later, Odinga filed a challenge at Kenya’s Supreme Court.In a speech afterward, Odinga claimed he’d been cheated.The corruption cartels are prepared to compromise the electoral system
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