Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday, September 5, issued a brief speech after the Supreme Court upheld William Ruto's win as President-elect.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and declared Ruto as the duly elected President-elect.
President Kenyatta noted that he would oversee a smooth transition in the recorded speech at State House.
"Today the Supreme Court made a ruling on the presidential dispute upholding the results announced by IEBC and in Keeping to the pledge that I made to uphold the rule of law, I commit to executing the orders of this court to the letter.
"It's my intention to oversee a smooth transition to the next administration and all the necessary orders to facilitate this process have already been issued," he stated.
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Here is the full speech by President Uhuru Kenyatta;
However, the President seemed to question the verdict by the Supreme Court to uphold Ruto's win as he posed questions to the judges.
The Head of State also invited Kenyans to constantly put all institutions under scrutiny.
"They must test them (institutions) for coherence. They must constantly scrutinise the coherence of the truth given by these institutions...has there been a consistent pattern from one election to another? Is it about numbers or is it about process?" Can an institution rule one way in an election and another way in another election without scrutiny?" Kenyatta posed on the verdict issued by the Supreme Court.
