State House Nairobi. [Photo/the-star]
On Tuesday, cameras from around the world will be focusing on Kenya.
This is due to the historic event that will be happening in the East African state, the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta, and his Deputy William Ruto, for a second term.
Uhuru's inauguration follows the controversial October 26 fresh presidential election which the opposition's NASA boycotted.
Led by Raila Odinga, a former prime minister, the opposition denounced the election and vowed not to recognise Uhuru, the son of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, as president.
The opposition says Uhuru forcefully took back presidency through the backdoor by compromising the electoral commission IEBC.
During his 2nd swearing-in at Kasarani Stadium, all eyes will be on Kenya, given that at least 20 heads of state will be in attendance.
However, State House is concerned about the day, according to the Daily Nation. This is because of Odinga's parallel event on the same day.
Odinga announced his coalition would be holding a memorial service to mourn his supporters after they were reportedly shot dead by police on a Friday which he returned from a 10-day US trip.
Police have outlawed the event despite NASA notifying them through lawyer Edwin Sifuna's law firm. Led by Nairobi police commandant Japheth Koome, police said the event's aim was to counter President Uhuru's historic day and so it was unlawful.
State House is worried over a possible clash between the police and NASA supporters that may lead to loss of lives, a move that can possibly shift international media from Uhuru's swearing-in ceremony.
During Raila's welcoming, international media captured every moment of the event that turned chaotic after police disrupted it by hurling teargas canisters and use of water cannons to disperse thousands of Nasa supporters.
Raila later blamed Uhuru's government on the loss of lives and destruction of property.
In a bid to calm NASA on that day, Uhuru invited Odinga to his ceremony. But he (Odinga) dismissed it, saying he can not endorse a despotic coronation of Kenyatta after he betrayed the people of Kenya on October 26.
Odinga has since vowed to ensure Kenya gets a just electoral system that will see the electorates get the exact leader they elected during an election.