NAIROBI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's electoral commission on Monday declared the Oct. 26 repeat presidential election as free, fair and credible, amid criticism from the country's opposition leaders.
Speaking during the conclusion of the election process in Nairobi, Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chabukati said he was satisfied that the electoral body meet all conditions that were set by the Supreme Court.
"I'm satisfied that we were able to meet conditions that enabled the commission to deliver a free, fair and credible election," Chabukati said before he declared Uhuru Kenyatta as the president-elect.
He said Kenyatta won the elections with 7.48 million votes in 266 out of 291 constituencies where the election took place. This represents 98.27 percent of valid votes.
Chabukati said some 7.62 million out of 19.61 million registered voters cast their ballots, representing a turnout of 38.8 percent.
He said the electoral commission was unable to conduct election in four Western counties where 25 constituencies did not participate in Thursday's poll due to insecurity situation occasioned by violent protests.
Chebukati said the IEBC did everything to ensure every Kenyan exercised their right to vote during the repeat exercise.
"We came up with a fresh presidential election management team to address concerns. To us as IEBC, all Kenyans and observers, we have had a free, fair and credible election," he said.
