President Uhuru Kentatta and Uganda's president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at a past event. [Photo| ChimpReports]Uganda's Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the first president both in Africa and world wide to congratulate President Uhuru Kenyatta for his re-election.Uhuru was on Monday declared president-elect in the October 26 fresh presidential election by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) national returning officer Wafula Chebukati.Kenyatta defeated his competitors in the race after he garnered 7,483,895 votes which represents 98.26% of the total votes cast.Uhuru was however declared winner without results from 25 constituencies which boycotted the repeat presidential election after a call from the National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga.In his congratulatory message, Museveni noted he was congratulating Uhuru on behalf of the East African Community (EAC)."On behalf of the EAC that I chair, I congratulate H.E. @UKenyatta upon his re-election as President of Kenya in the recent repeat poll," said Uganda's president in a twitter post, Monday.

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