A views shows posters of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition.
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NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Deputy President William Ruto’s party has won the governorship of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the election commission announced on Sunday, handing Ruto’s party control of East Africa’s wealthiest city.
Johnson Sakaja, a former senator for Nairobi, won the race in Tuesday’s election, announced Nairobi county returning officer Albert Gogo.
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Reporting by George Obulutsa
Writing by Katharine Houreld
Editing by Frances Kerry
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