国际英语资讯:Kenyas Kenyatta wins repeat presidential poll, pledges to stick to rule of law
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 30-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abide">abide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boundary">Boundary</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="IEBC">IEBC</span>) <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Wafula">Wafula</span> <span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> 7.48 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 98.26 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="NASA">NASA</span>) <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> 73,228 <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rallied">rallied</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="balloting">balloting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="marred">marred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="were">were</span> 7.62 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> 37,713. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="of">of</span> 38.84 <span word="percent">percent</span>," <span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 19.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Chebukati">Chebukati</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="boycotting">boycotting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="election">election</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="constitutionalism">constitutionalism</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="assured">assured</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="All">All</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>.</p>
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