▁failed ▁to ▁establish ▁" the ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁the ▁t ally ing ▁process ▁to ▁the ▁satisfaction ▁of ▁all ▁parties ▁and ▁candidates ." ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁Foreign ▁Secretary , ▁David ▁Mil ib and , ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" real ▁concerns " ▁about ▁the ▁elections . ▁While ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁initially ▁con gr at ulated ▁K ib aki ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁results ▁to ▁be ▁respect ed , ▁it ▁also ▁expressed ▁concern , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁State ▁Department ▁decl ined ▁to ▁confirm ▁US ▁recognition ▁of ▁K ib aki ' s ▁victory . ▁In ▁a ▁te lex ▁from ▁then ▁US ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁N airo bi ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC ▁ ▁[ re leased ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ], ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁Michael ▁R anne berger ▁set ▁out ▁five ▁scenarios ▁as ▁to ▁who ▁really ▁won ▁the ▁election . ▁He ▁wrote , ▁‘ In ▁all ▁cases ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁for ▁either ▁side ▁is ▁sl im ▁and ▁ultimately ▁un know able ’ . ▁The ▁te lex ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁‘ ev idence ▁of ▁rig ging ▁on ▁both ▁sides ’ ▁and . ▁ ▁K iv u itu ▁said ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁press ured ▁by ▁P NU ▁and ▁O DM – K ▁( K ib aki ' s ▁and ▁Kal on zo ▁Mus y oka ' s ▁parties ) ▁into ▁announ cing ▁the ▁results ▁without ▁delay , ▁declaring