2022 Kenyan general election

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The 2022 Kenyan general election was held on 9 August 2022 to elect the President, members of the National Assembly, senators, county governors, women representatives and members of county assemblies. It was the twelfth general election in Kenya and the third since the promulgation of the promulgation of 2010 Constitution. In the presidential election, William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was elected president, receiving 50.49% of the vote and defeating Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, who received 48.85%. Incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta was not eligible for a third term according to the constitution, nor county governors who had served two terms. The 2022 general election saw the lowest number of presidential candidates cleared since the multi-party system was implemented in 1992. Parliamentarians were elected to sit in the 13th Parliament of Kenya. On 22 August, Odinga filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Kenya challenging the results announced...

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