Murithi Mutiga, Program Director for Africa at the International Crisis Group, tells Sara Sidner the election in Kenya is "laudable" amid a drift to authoritarianism in the region.

William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya's presidency, but who is the man who will lead east Africa's largest economy?

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken for the first time since he lost the election saying his coalition "totally and without reservations reject the presidential results" in a televised address on Tuesday.

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country's next President. Veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is disputing the election results. CNN's Larry Madowo reports.