Four of the seven members of Kenya's Electoral Commission on Monday (August 15th) rejected the upcoming presidential election results, the deputy chairperson of this independent body, which has been under intense pressure after six days, announced at a press conference. waiting. 

"Because of the opaque nature of the process (...) we cannot take responsibility for the results that are going to be announced," said Vice-President Juliana Cherera, surrounded by three other commissioners, calling on Kenyans to "calm". . 

“People can go to court and for this reason we are calling on Kenyans to be peaceful because the rule of law will prevail,” she added as tension mounted and scuffles broke out in the center where the Commission ( IEBC) manages the results.

Fight at the electoral commission it's total chaos.

Members of the Azimio party involved opposed the speech of the head of the commission.

#kenya #election

— Bastien Renouil (@bastien_rnl) August 15, 2022

A region plagued by violence

At midday on Monday, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEBC) national counting center, on which the eyes of the whole country are riveted, was filled with party representatives, observers and diplomats.

The commission invited the press at 3 p.m. (local time, 12 p.m. GMT) for the announcement of the results of the presidential 

According to the count of the Daily Nation, the country's largest daily, citing official data from 80% of the constituencies, William Ruto, outgoing vice-president led Monday morning with just over 51% of the vote, against about 48% for Raila Odinga , veteran of the opposition now supported by the power. 

Kenya is a democratic anchor in a troubled East African region, but it has experienced several phases of post-election violence, sometimes very deadly, notably in 2007-2008 (more than 1,100 dead, hundreds of thousands of moved).

The results of all the presidential elections have also been contested there since 2002, in the street or in court. 

With AFP

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