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The transition process after Ruto became president-elect

By Associated Press | Aug. 17, 2022

**IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati hands the election certificate to President-elect William Ruto at Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022.** [Standard]

The declaration of Kenya Kwanza Alliance leader William Ruto as the president-elect has set in motion the transition process from President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration to a new government.

On Monday, in a day of high drama, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Dr Ruto as president-elect, necessitating a handover of power from the ruling Jubilee government to Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.

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