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Kenya's president-elect William Ruto said on Wednesday there was no time to waste in tackling an economic crisis, as defeated rival Raila Odinga prepared a legal challenge to overturn his loss in the 9th August election.

Kenya's president-elect William Ruto speaks during a news conference with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of East Africa in his official residence in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.Kenya's president-elect William Ruto speaks during a news conference with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of East Africa in his official residence in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.

as defeated rival Raila Odinga prepared a legal challenge to overturn his loss in the 9th August electionRuto was declared president-elect on Monday by Kenya’s election commission chairperson after a closely fought race to lead East Africa’s richest country, but four of the seven election commissioners have challenged the results.Ruto nevertheless said he was forging ahead with creating an administration, promising that no Kenyan would be excluded, whatever their political or ethnic affiliation.

At a separate meeting in the capital, elected officials from Odinga’s alliance met to chart their next steps in what is likely to be a bruising legal battle over the election result. “As we explore legal and constitutional avenues, let everybody know, victory is coming home,” Karua told the meeting.

 

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