NAIROBI – President-elect William Ruto will be sworn in on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
This is after the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition by his opponent Raila Odinga, ruling that Ruto was duly elected in the August 9 General Election.
A series of activities will take place in the next one week ahead of the swearing-in ceremony that will see William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua assume office of the President and Deputy President respectively.
Here is what follows;
As prescribed in article 141 of the Kenyan Constitution the date on which the court renders a decision declaring the election to be valid, is seven days after the court gives its verdict.
The swearing in of president-elect William Ruto will take place on Tuesday, September 13.
The President-elect then assumes office by taking and subscribing the oath of allegiance, and the oath for the execution of the functions of office.
During the ceremony the President-elect shall be sworn in publicly before the Chief Justice or the Deputy Chief Justice if the CJ is absent.
Upon taking the oath, the President shall sign a certificate of inauguration and the outgoing President shall hand over to the President the instruments of power and authority: a sword and the Constitution.
Parliament shall by legislation provide for the procedure and ceremony for the swearing-in of a President-elect. Parliament was mandated to enact legislation to provide for the procedure and ceremony for the swearing-in of a President-elect.
This is done by the Assumption of the Office of President Committee under the Assumption of the Office of President.
The Committee is expected to:
- Facilitate the handing over process by the outgoing President to the President-elect
- Organise for the security of the President-elect.
- Organize for the necessary facilities and personnel for the President elect.
- Co-ordinate the briefings of the President-elect by relevant public officers.
- Facilitate communication between the outgoing President and the President-elect.
- Prepare the programme and organize for the swearing in ceremony.
- Carry out any other activity necessary for the performance of its functions under the Act and perform any other function assigned to it under any other written law.