Ralia Odinga, Kenyan opposition
leader, has sworn himself in as an alternative president.
Odinga supporters attended the
ceremony which held in Nairobi, the country’s capital.
Security was tight in Nairobi as
government shut down independent TV stations to prevent the programme from
being aired.
On Monday, Linus Kaikai, chairman
of the Kenya Editors Guild, said senior editors had been summoned by the
authorities and warned not to cover the event or risk being shut down.
Odinga, 72, was delighted when
President Uhuru Kenyatta second-term victory was annulled while he refused to
take part in the election re-run, claiming the government planned to rig the
vote.
Kenyatta won with 98 percent.
Odinga postponed a previous
effort to swear himself in but his party had insisted that Tuesday’s event will
take place.
“We intend to hold a peaceful
event, in total compliance with the constitution and the law,” read a statement
from the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition.
“We nonetheless wish to put the
Jubilee (party) administration on notice that we will accomplish our mission
come hell or high water.”
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