President-elect William Ruto will be sworn in on Tuesday, September 13, at Kasarani Nairobi County.
Seventeen Heads of State are expected to attend Ruto's inauguration. The following are among the list of Presidents who will grace the event at Kasarani;
1. Paul Kagame - Rwanda
2. Felix Tshisekedi - DRC Congo
3. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud - Somalia
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4. Yoweri Museveni - Uganda
5. Évariste Ndayishimiye - Burundi
6. Samia Suluhu Hassan - Tanzania
7. Salva Kiir Mayardit - South Sudan
8. Ismail Guelleh - Djibouti
9. Dennis Nguesso - Congo
10. Emmerson Mnangagwa - Zimbabwe
11. Filipe Nyusi - Mozambique
12. Brahim Ghail - Sahrawi Republic
13. Azali Assousmani - Comoros
14. Umaro Embalo - Guinea Bissau
15. Wavel Ramkalawan - Seychelles
16. Lazarus Chakwera - Malawi
17. Abiy Ahmed - Ethiopia
At the same time, US President Joe Biden has sent a special delegation that will be led by Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative. Other members of the special envoy are Meg Whitman who is the US ambassador in Kenya, Colin Allred, Mary Catherine Phee, and Monde Muyangwa.
Japan has dispatched a special envoy of the Prime Minister while China will send Liu Yuxi who is a special representation of the Chinese Government on African Affairs.
Cuba will send its deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman. A section of countries will send their vice presidents for Ruto's swearing-in like Ghana, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.