After winning the just concluded general election, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy will be sworn in for his last term in office on August 29.
However, this might change if NASA coalition led by Raila Odinga will challenge his victory in the court of law, having rejected the results.
The law provides that the President-elect and his deputy are to be inaugurated 14 days after the first Tuesday following the declaration of the presidential vote if no petition is filed.
Garissa Town MP Aden Duale has already indicated that MPs will be sworn in soon, with the National Assembly and the Senate set to be convened to run other house activities including constitution committees of both houses.
“The MPs and senators will be gazetted latest Tuesday, once that House is ready, the President can reconstitute his Cabinet and send names to Parliament for vetting and approval. This time, we don't have any fears of delaying the exercise since we have a super majority in both Houses, We can even amend the Constitution,” said Duale as quoted by the Standard.
He added: “Once that House is ready, the President can reconstitute his Cabinet and send names to Parliament for vetting and approval. This time, we don't have any fears of delaying the exercise since we have a super majority in both Houses. We can even amend the Constitution.”
“But should any election petition be filed at the Supreme Court, then Uhuru and Ruto will have to wait a little bit longer to be sworn in, as happened in 2013 when CORD filed a petition against Uhuru's election, whch the Supreme Court threw out.
However, the Nasa coalition indicated they will not move to the corridors of justice over the election, paving way for the swearing in of the president.