Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in for second term

What you need to know:

  • The oaths will administered by Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi before Chief Justice David Maraga.
  • Several Heads of State and leaders are at the Kasarani Sports Stadium.
  • Nasa leader Raila Odinga has termed Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in for the second term as a "despotic coronation".

Tens of thousands of people poured into Kasarani Sports Stadium to watch President Uhuru Kenyatta being sworn in for his second and final five-year term.

President Kenyatta, accompanied by his deputy William Ruto, were at the 60,000-seater stadium, with Mr Kenyatta's swearing in taking place just after midday.

He took both the oath of allegiance and the oath of due execution of office, before signing them.

The oaths were administered by Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi before Chief Justice David Maraga.

Mounted Kenyan Police intervene during a stampede outside the Kasarani stadium as Jubilee supporters tried to get into the venue to attend the inauguration ceremony on November 28, 2017. AFP PHOTO | SIMON MAINA

Leaders present

Several Heads of State and leaders were present at the Kasarani Sports Stadium ahead of his inauguration.

Some of them include South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Zambia's Edgar Lungu, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Djibouti's President Omar, Botswana's Ian Khama and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

Zambian President Edgar Lungu arrives in Nairobi on November 27, 2017 for the inauguration. PHOTO | COURTESY | PSCU

"Coronation"

Meanwhile, National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga has termed Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in for the second term as a "despotic coronation".

Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday morning, Mr Odinga said there will be no conducive environment for the international community to do business with the Kenyan government without electoral justice.

Nasa leader Raila Odinga at Maanzoni lodge on November 25, 2017 during an opposition retreat. Photo | Jeff Angote | NMG

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