Kenyan election won by wanted man
Uhuru Kenyatta, accused of crimes against humanity, was declared the winner, but his defeated rival says it will challenge the results in court
following Kenyan President is committed to working with international organizations and recognize international obligations after the confirmation of his election victory.
Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges of crimes against humanity, won the election by 8,000 votes, which will take over the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff.
Raila Odinga, Prime Minister, came in second with 43.3%, but said he would challenge the results in court.
violence after the 2007 elections and caused 1,200 deaths resulted Kenyatta accused of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Odinga said he had granted if the vote was fair, adding that there was "rampant lawlessness" in the electoral process and that "democracy was on trial in Kenya," and he challenged in court.
"Any act of violence can destroy this nation forever, but would not serve anyone's interest," he said.
In his victory speech, Kenyatta said he expected the international community to respect the sovereignty of Kenya and their democratic will. "We recognize and accept our international obligations and will continue to cooperate with all nations and international institutions - in compliance with these obligations," said
Kenyatta, the current Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, son of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, won 50.07% of the vote, enough to avoid a second round against Odinga.
both parties relied heavily on their ethnic groups in a country where tribal loyalties outweigh ideology in the polls. Kenyatta is a Kikuyu, the largest of the many tribes in Kenya, Raila Odinga is a Luo. Both were running mates from other tribes.
the early hours of Saturday after interim results have emerged, Kenyatta gay supporters took to the streets of Nairobi and their tribal strongholds, fluorescent lighting flares and waving tree branches and singing. "Uhuru Uhuru"
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