Prime Cabinet Secretary and Acting Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Musalia Mudavadi has declared Friday, November 1, a public holiday.
In a gazette notice issued on Thursday, October 31, the acting CS said the holiday will be observed to facilitate the swearing-in of Deputy President-designate Kithure Kindiki.
"It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, and section 3 (b) and 12 (3) of the Assumption of the Office of President Act, declares Friday, the 1st November, 2024, to be public holiday, being the date of the swearing-in of the Deputy President-designate," the gazette notice read.
In a previous gazette notice, chairperson of the Assumption of the Office of the Deputy President Committee Mercy Wanjau stated that Kindiki will be sworn in at KICC from 10 AM.
"It is notified for the general information of the public that the swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy President-designate shall take place on Friday, 1st November 2024, at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (K.I.C.C) in Nairobi city County, from 10.00 O'clock in the forenoon," the gazette notice read.
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Head of Public Service Felix Koskei constituted the committee led by Wanjau to spearhead Kindiki's swearing-in.
"Whereas, to facilitate the assumption to Office of the Deputy President-designate, the swearing-in shall be undertaken by the Assumption of the Office of Deputy President Committee comprising members of the Assumption of the Office of President Committee, with the necessary modifications as to utility," the gazette notice read in part.
The developments followed Justices Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi, and Anthony Mrima's decision to set aside conservatory orders issued to block the implementation of Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
Justice Mrima noted that upholding the conservatory orders would mean that Gachagua remains impeached while Kithure Kindiki is barred from assuming the office of the DP.
"We are convinced and find that the current constitutional framework does not envision any scenario in which the office of the DP would remain vacant except during the brief period required to fill a vacancy," Justice Mrima read the ruling in part.
