Kenya: President to be sworn-in, security bolstered in capital
Nairobi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Security has been bolstered in Kenya's capital Nairobi ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the President, who will be entering his second term in office, reports said.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta won the general elections in August, by 54 percent, which was ultimately nullified by the country's Supreme Court citing irregularities.
In a re-run, which was blocked by the opposition candidate Raila Odinga, Kenyatta won 98 percent of the votes, in which the voter turnout was around 39 percent.
Kenyatta will be sworn in for the second and final five-year term along with his deputy William Ruto on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the opposition coalition have urged supporters to ban the celebrations and join them for a protest march, against national police's order.
Following the original results, the apex court took an unprecedented decision and termed the same as "neither transparent nor verifiable".
However, after a rerun date was announced in October, Odinga boycotted it citing the lack of reforms since the original elections.
According to commentators, Kenyatta faces a huge challenge of uniting Kenya, which has been left deeply divided following the original results.
The swear-in ceremony is expected to attend by 20 heads of state and senior ministers, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
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