Provisional figures show deputy prime minister winning presidency with slim margin of 50.03 percent of votes cast.
Al-Jazeera
09 Mar 2013
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's deputy prime minister, has
won Kenya's presidential election with a slim margin of 50.03 percent of
votes cast, according to provisional figures announced by the election
commission.
Kenyatta, 51, who faces international charges of crimes
against humanity, secured 6,173,433 votes out of a total of
12,338,667 ballots cast, the commission announced on Saturday,
indicating that he had secured the more than 50 percent of votes needed
for a first round win.
The national election commission said it expected to announce the final result at 11am (08:00 GMT) on Saturday.
Senior advisors to Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was placed
second, have said he will take his case to court if Kenyatta is declared
the winner.
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