{"id":378370,"date":"2017-11-28T13:04:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=378370"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:04:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:04:04","slug":"kenyatta-vows-overcome-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/kenyatta-vows-overcome-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyatta vows to overcome divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya&#8217;s divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his inauguration in the capital Nairobi, he said he would try to incorporate some of the opposition&#8217;s ideas &#8220;in the spirit of inclusivity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But elsewhere in the city, police clashed with opposition supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted an election re-run last month, mocked Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;coronation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kenyatta was officially re-elected with 98% of the vote on 26 October but just under 39% of voters turned out.<\/p>\n<p>The original election on 8 August was held again after being annulled by the Supreme Court on grounds of irregularities<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did Kenyatta say exactly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Embarking on his second and last term in office, he promised to act as &#8220;the custodian of the dreams of all&#8221; Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p>Without specifying whether he would reach out to Mr Odinga, he said: &#8220;We may have chosen different candidates and different visions, but each one of us voted for a better life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To my competitors, and in the spirit of inclusivity, I will endeavour to incorporate some of their ideas. The election was not a contest between a good dream and a bad dream. It was a contest between two competing visions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will devote my time and energy to build bridges, to unite and bring prosperity to all Kenyans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the inauguration unfold?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spectators inside Nairobi&#8217;s Kasarani sports stadium were entertained by music and dance performances, while the military paraded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CEE6\/production\/_98966925_043256962-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kenyan military fire a cannon salute in Nairobi, 28 November\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/14416\/production\/_98966928_043256990-1.jpg\" alt=\"People celebrate as Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 November\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/B94C\/production\/_98963474_043254615-1.jpg\" alt=\"A man waits ahead of the inauguration ceremony for Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 November\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/>The luckier Kenyatta supporters had seats inside the stadium<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>However, there were scenes of chaos outside when people without seats tried to rush in and were driven back by police with tear gas and batons, with some officers on horseback.<\/p>\n<p>Big screens had been promised so that tens of thousands of people could watch the ceremony from outside the stadium but no screens were provided, AFP news agency reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1076C\/production\/_98963476_043254849-1.jpg\" alt=\"People fall as police fire tear gas to try control a crowd trying to force their way into a stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 November\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">REUTERS<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><span class=\"media-caption__text\">People fell down as police fired tear gas outside the stadium<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Which foreign leaders attended?<\/h2>\n<p>Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Rwandan President Paul Kagame were among a number of African leaders at the inauguration.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link-external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Israel-News\/Netanyahu-to-meet-with-African-leaders-at-Kenya-inauguration-515374\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also expected in Nairobi but for a later event in the presidential palace, the Jerusalem Post reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Why was the election re-run?<\/h2>\n<p>Chief Justice David Maraga said the August election had not been &#8220;conducted in accordance with the constitution&#8221; and declared it &#8220;invalid, null and void&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruled that the result had been &#8220;neither transparent nor verifiable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Odinga urged his supporters to boycott the second vote because he said no reforms had been made to the electoral commission since the original poll.<\/p>\n<p>Correspondents say the election dispute has left Kenya deeply divided.<\/p>\n<p>About 50 people are reported to have been killed in violence since the August ballot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption body-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/75306000\/jpg\/_75306515_line976.jpg\" alt=\"Presentational grey line\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Burning tyres<\/h2>\n<p><strong>By Anne Soy, BBC News, Nairobi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were confrontations between police and opposition supporters in the suburb of Doonholm.<\/p>\n<p>Angry protesters lit tyres, barricaded roads and threw stones at the police and some ruling party supporters. &#8220;No Raila, no peace,&#8221; they shouted as police lobbed tear gas canisters to disperse them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not recognise Uhuru Kenyatta,&#8221; one protester holding a sling loaded with a stone told me. Another protester said he was angry that the police had blocked access to the venue where the opposition had planned to hold a rally.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Odinga told the BBC that they wanted to mourn the death of their supporters who were allegedly killed by police over the past week-and-a-half. The police have denied shooting and killing any opposition supporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption body-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/75306000\/jpg\/_75306515_line976.jpg\" alt=\"Presentational grey line\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">How are the opposition responding?<\/h2>\n<p>According to Mr Odinga, Mr Kenyatta was elected by &#8220;just a small section of the country&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img responsive-image__img--loading js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/16B26\/production\/_98966929_nairobi_map_2_640-nc.png\" alt=\"BBC map\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/14A88\/production\/_98961648_odinga.jpg\" alt=\"Raila Odinga addresses his supporters, who were facing off against police during their running battles in Riverside area in Ruaraka, in Nairobi, Kenya, 19 November 2017\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">EPA<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Raila Odinga told his supporters that &#8220;a third liberation is coming soon&#8221;<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, in the west of the country, local people told BBC News they were not happy with the inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am going to peacefully accept and move on but I won&#8217;t recognise this presidency,&#8221; said one man.<\/p>\n<p>A woman said Mr Kenyatta had not won fairly. &#8220;So we feel that it&#8217;s not time to move on,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It will not be an easy thing to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya&#8217;s divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition. 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