Opposition leader Raila Odinga. [Photo/capitalfm.co.ke]
As the local media continues it's coverage of Raila Odinga's controversial inauguration at Uhuru Park grounds, the international media has not been left behind.
Various media outlets with a global reach had running commentaries on the development that has elicited sharp reactions.
These is some of the international media stations reported the swearing-in ceremony:
Washington Post, an America posted three pieces on its website on the matter.
The top-selling newspaper seemed to lay emphasis on the fact that the swearing-in ceremony was a mock inauguration.
It wrote: ''In a ceremony that Kenya’s government warned would be treason, opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday was sworn in as “the people’s president” during a mock inauguration protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new term after months of deadly election turmoil.''
The New York Times headline read: ''Kenyans Name a ‘People’s President,’ and TV Broadcasts Are Cut''
The Independent of the United Kingdom wrote: ''Kenya election: Private TV and radio stations shut down as opposition leader 'swears himself in' as president.
The Guardian wrote: 'Kenya's opposition swears in Raila Odinga as 'people's president'
The Daily Telegraph chose to focus on the switching of of mainstrean stations in the country writing: ''Kenyan government shuts down free-to-air TV stations''