Several African heads of state have been invited to Nairobi to witness next Tuesday’s inaguration of Kenya’s new president William Ruto, APA can report.
Insiders close to Ruto say he has invited as many as 40 heads of state to grace his investiture.
Among the invitees is President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, seen as a staunch ally of Mr. Ruto during his stint as Kenya’s deputy president.
It is widely known that Ruto had paid frequent visits to Uganda to meet Mr. Museveni.
Other East African leaders from Tanzania and Rwanda have been sent invitations by Ruto to attend his inauguration which would come just over a month after he was elected to the Kenyan presidency with just over 50 percent of the vote.
Others scheduled to attend will be representating the African Union, IGAD and the European Union.
Ruto’s main rival Raila Odinga had challenged the integrity of the polls in the supreme court, citing irregularities.
However, in a ruling which dealth a blow to his hopes of overturning the outcome, the supreme court judges upheld the August 9 election results, paving the way for a smooth handover of power from outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta to his deputy Ruto.
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