President Uhuru Kenyatta Announces 5 Things He Will Do in His 2nd Term

by Rogers Omondi on Tuesday, 21 August 2018 - 7:30 pm

President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Tuesday sworn-in for his second term in office.

Speaking shortly after his inauguration, President Kenyatta thanked the Almighty God for his grace and thanked Kenyans and all the institutions that worked to ensure a free fair and credible poll.

In his speech, the Head of State announced that the elections were over adding that every leader should join him and work towards achieving national unity.

[caption caption="President Kenyatta arriving at Kasarani stadium for his inauguration"][/caption]

"Today, I ask each and every leader to join me in serving the people of Kenya without regarding party affiliations since Kenyans deserve our service.Today marks the end of our electoral process. The elections are now firmly behind us," he stated.

[caption caption="President Kenyatta inspecting a guard of honor"][/caption]

The Head of state urged all Kenyans to always respect the rule of law despite their grievances.

"To build a united Kenya, we must master the courage to embrace our future by freeing ourselves from the baggage of past grievances. We must keep to the rule of law.

"However, serious our grievances may be, the law must be supreme. Whatever the grievances we should not go against the law," he stated.

Addressing his main areas of concerns going forward, the President explained that he will focus on 5 things namely;

1. Strengthening ties that bind us as Kenyans - the President explained that it was time for the people to learn that it was fine for us to agree to disagree adding that he had begun reaching out to all leaders expressing his commitment and willingness to work with them towards national unity.

[caption caption="President Kenyatta taking his oath of office"][/caption]