No more spying on Social Media Accounts- President-Elect William Ruto

Speaking at his Karen residence in Nairobi Ruto said that his administration will not coerce or blackmail Kenyans based on their political allegiance.

He further advised Kenyans to feel free to converse openly and freely with one another without worrying about being silenced or victimized because of their beliefs or ideology.

"Every Kenyan can go back to their phones and use their normal phones because blackmail, intimidation, and threats have come to a stop. Everyone can speak to anyone and nobody is going to victimize them. We live in a democratic country and that is how it should be," Ruto stated.

Rigathi Gachagua with his Boss William Ruto. PHOTO FILE

"I want to promise that our administration will have nothing to do with the blackmail we have to see and the fear that has been sold around the country that you can't talk to this or that person because of your political affiliations."

Before the order to hold Cabinet Secretaries accountable, he said, his administration will also allow them to respond to questions in the National Assembly.

"We are going to amend Standing Orders to make it possible for Cabinet Secretaries to answer questions on the floor of Parliament. It is not enough for them to go to parliamentary committees," president-elect Ruto stated.

The president elected further urged newly elected Kenya Kwanza Alliance politicians to get to work and fulfill the promises they made to Kenyans during the campaign.

"All those elected under Kenya Kwanza, I want to tell you that the leadership we have won bestows on our authority. But this comes with a lot of responsibilities and the people of Kenya expect us to be accountable.

Ruto was declared the fifth president of Kenya on Monday 15th August by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission  Chair Wafula Chebukati.

IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati handing over the Presidential Certificate to President-Elect William Ruto at Bomas of Kenya on Monday 15th August. PHOTO FILE.

Chebukati confirmed  Ruto as the president-elect after garnering 7,176,141 votes. This is 50.49 percent of the total votes cast.

His closest opponent Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga got 6,942,930 which is 48.88 percent of the total votes cast.

However, Four IEBC commissioners contested the Chebukati results, alleging that there were disagreements during the final round of tallying.

They withdrew from the Bomas of Kenya's final tallying of the presidential results, under the leadership of Vice Chair Juliana Cherera, alleging ambiguity.

"The four of us are here and not at Bomas of Kenya where results will be announced because of the opaque nature of this phase has been handled,” Cherera stated.

The 4 IEBC Officials led by Juliana Cherera. PHOTO FILE

“We, therefore, cannot take ownership of results that will be announced. However, we have an open door that people can go to court and because of the same, we urge Kenyans to be peaceful because the rule of the law is going to prevail,” she added.

Notably, Raila Odinga, of Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate who recently lost to William Samoei Ruto of Kenya Kwanza, refused to accept defeat on Tuesday terming Chebukati`s announcement as null and void.

This is after, he spoke to the media at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) and asserted that Wafula Chebukati, the chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), had broken the law by declaring the results of his own.

Azimio la Umoja Party Leader Raila Odinga. PHOTO FILE

"We reject the presidential result that was announced yesterday"

Raila claimed that the IEBC did not have a quorum when it announced the result of the presidential election.

He continued by charging Chebukati with restricting access to the findings before making them public.

Raila also further urged his supporters to stay calm and maintain peace.

 "Our supporters to maintain peace no one should take the law in their hands".