Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday unanimously upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president, and his running mate William Ruto as his deputy. According to dpa, Chief justice Willy Mutunga said Kenyatta and Ruto had been "validly elected". The court ruled that the March 4 elections were conducted in a "free, fair, transparent and credible" manner. Kenyatta is to sworn in on April 9. He will be the country's fourth president since its independence from Britain 50 years ago. His father, Jomo Kenyatta, was the nation's first president and died in office in 1978. The court rejected rival Raila Odinga's allegations of vote rigging.