President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo/Uhuru Kenyatta]
It is no longer a matter of public conjecture.
President Uhuru Kenyatta will now serve the remainder of his term after the Supreme Court judges unanimously upheld his re-election after two petitions were dismissed.
''The court has unanimously determined that the petitions are not merited... As a consequence, the presidential election of October 26 is hereby upheld as is the election of the third respondent.'' Chief Justice Maraga said as he read out the ruling.
The October 26 rerun divided the country almost in half after Raila Odinga decided to withdraw.
Uhuru Kenyatta will have to grapple with a deeply divided country and it will take tactful statecraft to unite Kenyans.
Areas perceived as NASA strongholds have experienced bloody violence as tensions continue to rise.
NASA leader Raila Odinga in an interview with SABC news said that the opposition would not recognise a Kenyatta presidency as it lacked legitimacy.
Counties in the grip of the opposition have passed People's Assembly motions as an expression of their disenchantment with Jubilee.
Healing divisions caused by bitter political campaigns will be an uphill task given the fact that tensions are deep-seated.
Receiving his victory certificate from Wafula Chebukati, President Kenyatta said that he was open to dialogue.
Many hope that his offer of dialogue will help soothe the tensions.