Kenya: Why was the presidential election so close?

Kenya deputy president, William Ruto has been declared winner of the country’s August 9, presidential election, defeating opposition leader, former prime minister, Raila Odinga.

Ruto garnered almost 7.18 million votes (50.49%) against 6.94 million (48.85%) for his rival Raila Odinga, according to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chair Wafula Chebukati.

The final official results were declared after days of delays in tallying votes from over 230 constituencies.

Ruto…