The United States initially congratulated Mr. Kibaki but later rescinded the statement as European Union and other observers reported vote irregularities.

• 美国最初向齐贝吉表示祝贺，但是晚些时候在欧盟和其它观察员报告肯尼亚的选举投票不符合规定之后，美国收回了祝贺声明。