President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta during a past rally. [Photo/ the-star.co.ke]
Two lawmakers allied to the Jubilee Party have called for the swearing in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta following his victory in the just concluded repeat presidential polls.
The MPs, Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira) and his Kieni counterpart Kanini Kega challenged the opposition coalition NASA to accept defeat and allow the country to move on.
“We want the swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be conducted in the next seven days. We also don’t want to be engaged in unnecessary dialogue. We must move on,” said Gachagua.
On his part, Kega noted that the current political stalemate is hurting the country's economy.
“Kenyans are tired of these politics. A whole year has been wasted. The economy has deteriorated due to politics. Kenyans are very tired of these politics,” he said.
Uhuru garnered over 7 million votes during the repeat elections, with opposition chief Raila Odinga emerging second.
Mr Odinga appeared on the ballot papers despite announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race.
He called on Kenyans to boycott the elections that were characterized by low voter turnout.
The former Prime Minister has since called for a fresh presidential election within 90 days.