People engage in a scuffle with the security officials as they block the IEBC chairman from making election result announcement at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential election results.
“We are not able to take ownership of the results that will be announced," Juliana Cherera, the deputy chairperson of the electoral commission told a media briefing at a different venue from where the announcement was to be made.
Diplomats and international elections were whisked out of the tallying hall where the chairman of the electoral commission was preparing to announce the presidential results.
Members of opposition engage in a scuffle with the security officials as they block the IEBC chairman from making election result announcement at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Deputy President William Ruto appeared to be leading a tight presidential race against opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday as Kenyans awaited final results of the election held nearly a week ago.
Kenya has a history of post-poll violence and slow progress by the electoral commission in tallying Tuesday's vote has fed fears the election will be disputed, leading to bloody scenes like those that followed presidential polls in 2007 and 2017.
(Reporting by Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa; Writing by James Macharia Chege; Editing by Toby Chopra)
Security officials get into action as members of opposition block the IEBC chairman from making election result announcement at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaIndependent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati settles to announce the winner of polls in Kenya's presidential election, amidst protest by opposition, at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaPeople engage in a scuffle with the security officials as they block the IEBC chairman from making election result announcement at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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