President Uhuru Kenyatta boards a plane to leave the country on a past occasion. [Photo/ PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has travelled to Kigali, Rwanda for a one-day visit, even as Raila Odinga and the NASA coalition files a petition at the Supreme Court challenging IEBC’s declaration of the Jubilee leader as president-elect. President Kenyatta will attend the inauguration of President Paul Kagame, after his re-election in Rwanda's August 4 poll.A statement from State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said President Kenyatta had congratulated President Kagame and the people of Rwanda for the decisive vote. “The President will attend the inauguration to show Kenya's solidarity with the people of Rwanda, and their government,” Esipisu wrote in the statement. “Kenya and Rwanda have long been allies and friends. President Kagame's re-election renews that friendship and alliance, and we look forward to working together on matters of regional security, regional integration, and infrastructure,” he added. President Kagame received 99% of the vote, which analysts see as a strong vote of confidence for the stability and growth that has been Rwanda ever since the former guerrilla leader took over leadership of the country.