{"id":378207,"date":"2017-11-28T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=378207"},"modified":"2017-11-28T04:44:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T04:44:15","slug":"kenya-security-tight-kenyattas-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/kenya-security-tight-kenyattas-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Security tight for Kenyatta’s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"
Security has been stepped up in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, ahead of the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term in office.<\/p>\n
More than 20 heads of state or senior ministers are expected to attend.<\/p>\n
Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, who boycotted a re-run of the presidential poll, has called for a protest rally, despite a police ban.<\/p>\n
August’s presidential election was annulled by the Supreme Court over what it called “irregularities”.<\/p>\n
The re-run, on 26 October, saw Mr Kenyatta win 98% of the vote with a turnout of just under 39%.<\/p>\n
Ceremony amid deep divisions<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday’s ceremony at a sports stadium in Nairobi is due to get under way at 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT).<\/p>\n Organisers are expecting about 60,000 people to fill the venue and giant screens have been set up outside for those unable to get in.<\/p>\n