Kenya's electoral commission declared opposition leader Mr Mwai Kibaki the country's new president today following presidential and parliamentary elections.
"The electoral commission declares Mwai Kibaki the President of Kenya," commission chairman Mr Samuel Kivuitu said.
"Provisional figures indicate that Mwai Kibaki is ahead of the next presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta by a very wide margin. It is not possible that the margin can be eliminated.
"He has also secured 25 per cent in seven out of eight provinces in which the country is divided. He has therefore satisfied the criteria which the president must meet."
Mr Kibaki beat Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, candidate for the KANU party which has ruled Kenya since independence in 1963. He will take over from Mr Daniel arap Moi, who was president for 24 years.