Kenya’s newly elected president says he has had a phone conversation with outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta about the transition.
William Ruto said they spoke about the just-concluded election and the democratic transition:
Mr Kenyatta, who backed Mr Ruto’s rival Raila Odinga for the presidency, had not spoken to the newly elected president since he was declared the winner of the 9 August general election.
In a media briefing on Monday after the Supreme Court confirmed him as the winner, the president-elect said that they had not spoken “for months”.
On the same day, President Kenyatta sent out a statement giving an assurance there would be a smooth transition, without mentioning Mr Ruto or congratulating him for the win.
Some Kenyans online have been criticising Mr Kenyatta for being “petty” about the matter.
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