By our corespondent
Thousands of Jubilee supporters are expected to attend the swearing in ceremony of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Moi International Sport Centre Kasarani amid political tensions in the country.
Hundreds have already made their travel plans to the capital Nairobi ahead of the big day. Many of those supporters are travelling from central and rift valley, the two regions that offered overwhelming support to Kenyatta’s re-election.
The government said eleven heads of states are expected to grace the occasion that will mark the beginning of Kenyatta’s second term in office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the list of top notch world leaders who have confirmed attendance.
Others are Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Botswana’s Ian Khama, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania, Edgar Lungu of Zambia, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Namibia’s Hage Geingob, Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, Mohamed Farmajo of Somalia, and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia.
13 other countries are sending representatives including Nigeria, Guinea, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Yemen. Others are Senegal, China and Japan who will send special envoys while South Africa, Britain, Ukraine, and India will send ministers.
President Kenyatta, with his deputy William Ruto, will be sworn in for a second term following the ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the October 26 repeat presidential election that was boycotted by his main challenger Raila Odinga.
