Several individuals have congratulated William Ruto after he won the election to become the fifth president of Kenya, including President Yoweri Museveni.
The president of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has joined the list of individuals who congratulated William Ruto after he was elected to be Kenya’s fifth president.
Ruto, 55, garnered 7,076,064 votes representing 50.53 per cent against Odinga’s 6,833,896 votes representing 48.80 per cent of the total votes cast.
Congratulating him on the achievement, Museveni said it is even good for Uganda that someone he associates closely with has been voted into power.
He said he will looking forward to work closely with Kenya under Ruto’s leadership to continue advancing the regional and continental agenda through the East African Community, the African Union and other multilateral platforms.
“Further to my telephone call last night upon your victory, I wish to reassure you of Uganda’s commitment to continue partnering with Kenya in advancing regional and continental agenda through the East African Community, African Union and other multilateral platforms. Our bilateral cooperation will score tremendous achievements and I look forward to working more closely with you,” Museveni said in his part.
Meanwhile, addressing the media shortly after his victory, Ruto thanked the country’s Electoral Commission and his competitors for standing firm and remaining calm throughout the whole election process.
“It is a wonderful evening, and I want to thank God that we are here to witness this momentous occasion. I want to thank God for getting us to this point. I want to thank God that today, we have concluded this election,” William Ruto said.
“We are here because there is a God in Heaven. Without God, we wouldn’t be here. The hero of this election is the IEBC, led by Wafula Chebutaki. The IEBC amazed all of us. I want to thank my worthy competitor Hon. Raila Odinga. We dwelled on issues and tried to sell an agenda to the people of Kenya during the campaign.”
He expressed his gratitude to the people of Kenya especially those who turned up to vote, and the millions who have waited patiently for the day of announcing the results.
William Ruto said in this election, that there were no losers. He said Kenya as the entire country was victorious in portraying a good image to countries that were on the watch.
“The people of Kenya have won because we have raised the political bar. The people of Kenya are the biggest winners. We have raised the bar, and I want to thank my countrymen. Gratitude to the millions of Kenyans who refused to be boxed into tribal sentiments,” he said.
“We are very proud of Wafula Chebutaki. He put the results of this election on a public portal for all Kenyans to access. That became the game changer in this election.”
In addition, he promised he will work closely with all the leaders in Kenya in a bid to fashion a country where no specific citizen or individual is left behind.
Ruto also promised the Kenyans that he will run an open, transparent, and democratic leadership ensuring equal rights for all citizens.
“I will work with the opposition to provide oversight to my leadership. I want to promise the people of Kenya whatever way they voted; this will be their government. Our country is at a point where we need all hands on deck to move it forward. We must work together for a prosperous functional Kenya,” he added.
