President Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn in for his second and last term in office on August 29 if his victory is not challenged in the Supreme Court.
According to the law, the President-elect and his deputy William Ruto are to be inaugurated on the Tuesday following the 14th date of the declaration of presidential election results, if no petition is filed.
This means that Uhuru and Ruto will take oath of office in the presence of Chief Justice David Maraga on August 29, barring a court petition.
Although NASA has reiterated several times they will not challenge the verdict in court, the law grants any citizen the right to file a petition to challenge the results.
The opposition has maintained that the elections were seriously flawed and have also condemned the recent killings by police in Mathare, Kibera and Kisumu, saying it is unlawful to shoot people who are protesting peacefully.
Should any election petition be filed at the Supreme Court, then Uhuru and Ruto will have to wait a little bit longer for their coronation, as happened in 2013 when CORD unsuccessfully sought to nullify their first election.
If that happens and the Supreme Court upholds the election, then the inauguration will take place in mid-September.
This is because a person intending to challenge the results has seven days from last Friday to do so, making this Friday the deadline.
If the victory is confirmed by the seven-bench Supreme Court, the duo will take oath on September 12, being the first Tuesday following the seventh day after the court ruling.
State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu said it was time for all of Kenyans to move forward in nation building activities aimed at achieving prosperity and development for the country following the end of electioneering.
"But, as the President has made clear, there is work to be done. In the next five years, he intends to make sure every Kenyan — young men and women, in particular — feel the full effect of our progress," Esipisu said.
