Kenya elections: Ruto Response to defeated  Odinga for  rejecting  result 

William Ruto, who was announced as the winner of last week’s presidential election is speaking for the first time since his rival, Raila Odinga, rejected the results, saying he will hail freedom of speech and democratic values.

“Blackmail, intimidation, threats have come to a stop,” Mr Ruto said.

“I want to promise the people of Kenya that our administration will have nothing to do with the blackmail we have seen”, he continued.

“We are having our democratic country back,” he continued.

Source: BBC