Deputy President William Ruto at a past rally. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Deputy President William Ruto has accepted criticism of the numbers in the repeat presidential election and said it is true fewer voters showed up at polling stations.
Ruto however said that it was not because of the directive issued by NASA leader Raila Odinga urging his supporters to stay at home and resist the election.
The DP argued that it is the trend for repeat elections to attract fewer voters compared to the first, adding that the opposition also had a hand in intimidating voters.
"Repeat elections have a characteristic of low voter
turnout world wide. Where a candidate boycotts an election, intimidates
by sponsoring violence and blackmail on citizens is worse. The 40 per cent turn out in our case is a record," he said.
The DP added that as per the constitutional requirements, Jubilee's President Uhuru Kenyatta has already gone beyond the minimum threshold of more than 50 per cent of total votes cast.
"We have over 25 percent in 44 counties and soon after the final tally the chairman will make a declaration and Uhuru will be sworn in as per our constitution," Ruto said.