William Samoei Ruto, Sworn In As Kenyan President
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 13, 2022
William Samoei Ruto has on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 been sworn in as the President of Kenya in a swearing-in ceremony which took place at the Karasani Stadium, Kenya.
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Martha Koome, the Chief Judge conducted the swearing-in at the ceremony held in the packed Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani.
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Ruto who has become the fifth Kenyan President since gaining her independence swore an oath of allegiance and another oath for the execution of the functions of the office.
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He has also become the second ethnic Kalenjin after the late Daniel Arap Moi to hold the office.
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Ruto who was cheered by a mammoth crowd of supporters appended his signature to the corresponding documents, as seen in the live broadcast monitored on Tuesday.
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Hours before his inauguration, the outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta congratulated Ruto on his victory in the August 9 poll.
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Kenyans quoted Uhuru as saying, "As a hallmark of our democracy, therefore, I will, before God and my fellow countrymen, handover the instruments of power to our new president at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani and with that, the fourth administration will come to an end and the tenure of the fifth administration will begin.ÔÇØ
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"My family and I join all Kenyans in wishing the very best to our next President Dr. William Samoei Ruto and extending to him our warmest congratulations for receiving the mandate of Kenyans to lead us as our 5th president.ÔÇØ
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, was also at the swearing-in ceremony.
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Osinbajo's media aide, Laolu Akande, made this known in a tweet which read, "VP Osinbajo now in Nairobi, Kenya where he is representing Nigeria at the inauguration of Dr. William Ruto as Kenya's fifth President today.
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"On arrival, VP congratulates 'the people of Kenya on this celebration of democracy,' and added, 'God bless the Republic of Kenya'.ÔÇØ
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