Wetangula Mocks Atwoli After Raila Lost Fifth Election

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has faulted bad advisers for the downfall of ODM leader Raila Odinga. 

Raila on Monday lost the presidency for the fifth time after William Ruto was declared President-elect.

In reaction to the development, Wetangula took a swipe at Cotu boss Francis Atwoli, seemingly blaming him for Raila's loss.

"With advisers and campaigners like Atwoli, wasn’t the outcome pretty obvious?" he posed in a tweet that he tagged Ruto, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and Elgeyo Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen.

Ruto's United Democratic Alliance candidate garnered 7,176,141 votes (50.49 percent), defeating Azimio flag bearer Raila Odinga who won 6,942,930 votes (48.85 percent).

He exceeded the 50 percent plus 1 threshold.

The declaration of Ruto as President-elect was made by chairman Wafula Chebukati of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission after nearly six days of tallying at the Bomas of Kenya.

Of the 47 counties, Ruto garnered more than 25 percent of the votes cast in 39, exceeding the minimum 24 counties required by the Constitution. Raila achieved 25 per cent of the votes cast in 34 counties.

Roots Party presidential hopeful George Wajackoyah came a distant third with 61,969 votes followed by Agano’s David Mwaure, who polled 31,987 votes.