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On Tuesday, September 13, the newspapers widely reported that Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga will skip today's swearing-in ceremony of William Ruto as Kenya's fifth president after it emerged he is out of the country.
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The papers also delved into outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta's last address to the nation at State House, Nairobi, where he asked his successor, Ruto, to serve all Kenyans equally regardless of how they voted.
According to the newspaper, Raila flew out of the country for holiday as his political rival Ruto prepared to take the oath of office.
The Star established Raila jetted out of the country with a few of his family members in what sources said could be Zanzibar.
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It means that the ODM chief will skip Ruto's inauguration today. This is because the former premier has not conceded defeat after alleging an elaborate rigging strategy in an election many predicted was his best chance. The Star also established that.
In his last speech at State House, Nairobi, on Monday, September 12, when he met Ruto, Uhuru said in all the work he has done as a head of state, he has been guided by the dreams of our ancestors.
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While enumerating the achievements of his administration, Uhuru said KSh 2.5 trillion had been transferred by the national government to the counties from 2013 to date.
He said today's inauguration is the last step in the process of electioneering, a moment to come together as one people, "to pursue the promise of Kenya as destined by God."
According to the daily, the crackdown of senior Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) staff who facilitated or aided the operations of the four commissioners who disputed the presidential election declaration has started.
The show cause letter was issued to her on Monday, August 29, by her boss, CEO, Marjan Hussein Marjan.
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Marjan accused her of convening a commission plenary meeting on August 26 without his approval or delegation.
When Ruto takes the oath of office today, it will be a remarkable rise to the pinnacle of power for a man who made his debut in elective politics 25 years ago.
He will take over from Uhuru, with whom he has walked a political journey spanning the last two decades.
Today will be nostalgic for the two leaders. But, for the outgoing president who campaigned against his deputy, it will be a reminder of what his mentor Daniel Moi who introduced him to the political stage with a nomination to parliament in 2001, had to endure in 2002.
Then he handed over power to Mwai Kibaki (deceased), who had trounced his preferred successor, Uhuru. For Ruto, taking the reins against all odds will be a welcome vindication; he triumphed over the man he campaigned for three times for the presidency but who spurned him at the eleventh hour.
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A group of leaders affiliated with the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party want Ruto to deliver his promises to Kenyans.
As he takes power, the leaders have also cautioned Ruto against plans to abolish the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
MPs Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) and Jared Okelo (Nyando) took issue with Ruto, stating that he had begun on a wrong footing by coercing other leaders to join his camp.
The leaders also criticised tribalism, which they claimed was spearheaded by people closer to Ruto through social media platforms.
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