Kenyatta wins disputed Kenya elections with 98.2 percent: Official

In Thursday's protest-hit election, Kenyatta won 7,483,895 votes compared to 73,228 for his closest rival Raila Odinga, who had boycotted the vote.

School students run for safety between police and protestors during clashes between protestors and police in the Kawangware suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday. (Photo | AP)

NAIROBI: Uhuru Kenyatta won Kenya's deeply divisive presidential election re-run after winning 98.2 percent of the votes cast, the official results showed Monday.

In Thursday's protest-hit election, Kenyatta won 7,483,895 votes compared to 73,228 for his closest rival Raila Odinga, who had boycotted the vote. Turnout was just 38.84 percent.