Editing History of Kenya (section)

==== Presidency of William Ruto (2022-) ====

In August 2022, Deputy President William Ruto narrowly won the [[2022 Kenyan general election|presidential election.]] He took  50.5% of the vote. His main rival, Raila Odinga, got 48.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kenya election result: William Ruto wins presidential poll |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62554210 |work=BBC News |date=15 August 2022 |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815164106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62554210 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the Afrobarometer survey 67.9% of Kenyan citizens participated in the last election( 2022) and 17.6% did not vote in the presidential election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.afrobarometer.org/online-data-analysis/ | title=Analyse online | access-date=2 November 2023 | archive-date=2 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102121521/https://www.afrobarometer.org/online-data-analysis/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 September 2022,  William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth president.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Obulutsa |first1=George |last2=Mersie |first2=Ayenat |title=William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's fifth president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/william-ruto-be-sworn-kenyas-president-2022-09-13/ |work=Reuters |date=13 September 2022 |language=en |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005113113/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/william-ruto-be-sworn-kenyas-president-2022-09-13/ |url-status=live }}</ref>