{"id":22828,"date":"2022-08-16T14:10:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/some-african-leaders-including-kiir-congratulate-president-elect-ruto"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:20:52","slug":"some-african-leaders-including-kiir-congratulate-president-elect-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/some-african-leaders-including-kiir-congratulate-president-elect-ruto","title":{"rendered":"Some African leaders including Kiir congratulate President-elect Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Some African leaders including President Salva Kiir have sent in their congratulatory messages to Kenyan President-Elect, William Ruto.<\/p>\n

The African heads of state including Tanzania\u2019s Samia Suluhu, Burundi\u2019s Evariste Ndayishimiye, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalia\u2019s Mohamed Farmaajo, and Zimbabwe\u2019s Emmerson Mnangagwa have already acknowledged Ruto\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

The leaders have taken to social media to congratulate and express their good wishes for Kenyan President-elect.<\/p>\n

In a statement, President Kiir said Ruto\u2019s victory illustrates that a considerable number of Kenyans have identified themselves with his message of the bottom-up approach to the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, who is also the chairperson of the East African Community has congratulated the Kenyan President-elect, William Ruto, noting that the August 9 general elections were free and fair.<\/p>\n

Tanzania president Samia Suluhu has also sent a congratulatory message to President-elect William Ruto.<\/p>\n

In her Twitter message, Suluhu congratulated Kenyans at large for conducting a peaceful election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI congratulate the people of Kenya on their peaceful general election and the subsequent announcement of Dr. William Ruto as President-elect. We look forward to continuing working together with our brothers and sisters in Kenya to strengthen our historically close ties. Tuko pamoja,\u201d President Suluhu.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to @WilliamsRuto on his election as the next President of Kenya. I have no doubt he will serve his country, his people, and our continent with distinction,\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

He is expected to be sworn in within two weeks.<\/p>\n

The period is a legal requirement meant to give chance for any complaints and legal concerns that might arise regarding the election outcome.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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