What were the disputed results of Kenya’s 2007 presidential election?

In the December 2007 presidential election in Kenya, provisional results indicated that Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) was on track to win. However, following a delay in the counting process, the incumbent president, Mwai Kibaki of the Party of National Unity (PNU), was declared the winner by a narrow margin.123

Odinga immediately disputed these final results, and international observers also questioned their validity. The ensuing political impasse triggered widespread protests and horrific ethnic violence, resulting in more than 1,000 deaths and the displacement of over 600,000 people. The crisis was eventually resolved in February 2008 through a power-sharing agreement brokered by Kofi Annan and others, which led to the formation of a coalition government with Odinga serving as prime minister.132