It was a neck-and-neck race between Ruto and Raila Odinga, who reappeared after four lost attempts.
Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday. But the results were not forthcoming. The announcement of the election result was also met with much commotion. A lender of Raila Odinga, the big loser in these elections, tried to prevent the chairman of the electoral commission from announcing the results. When the police intervened, there was fighting and throwing chairs.