The swearing-in of President elect William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua is a crucial and elaborate event marked with precision.
According to the law, the two are supposed to take an oath of office between 10 am and 2 pm.
The event is set to be held at Kasarani on Tuesday, September 13, as a culmination of processes that began immediately IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati announced the results of the presidential elections on August 15.
Though the pace was reduced with the pending presidential petiton, the assumption of the office committee resumed quick preparations immediately after the results were upheld by the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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The law requires the swearing-in of the President-elect be conducted in a public ceremony held in the capital city in accordance with Article 141 of the Constitution.
The Assumption of office of the president's Committee published, by notice in the Gazette, the date, and place for the conduct of the swearing-in ceremony.
The day on which the President-elect is sworn in has already been declared a public holiday as required by law.
President-elect shall, during the swearing in ceremony, take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation of allegiance and the oath or affirmation for the execution of the functions of office.
The oath or affirmation shall be administered to the President-elect by the Chief Registrar Ann Amadi before Chief Justice Martha Koome.
Upon taking or subscribing to the oath or affirmation under subsection (1), the President shall sign a certificate of inauguration.
The President shall, upon the swearing in of the Deputy President elect, give an inauguration speech to the nation.
Upon signing the certificate of inauguration, the outgoing President shall hand over to the President a sword and the Constitution meaning he had now taken duties officially to serve the nation.
