JUST IN: Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president
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Tue, 28 Nov 2017 || Nigeria,
Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday was sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya, after a month long election controversy that has left the nation deeply divided.
The ceremony began amid heavy security in parts of the capital, Nairobi, following a call by the opposition for peaceful demonstrations in memory of dozens killed by police and militia while protesting Kenyatta’s re-election.
Kenyatta, 56, took two oaths of office as his second five-year term was sealed by the signature of Chief Justice David Maraga. An election victory in August was overturned by the Supreme Court, forcing him to face a re-run that was boycotted by the opposition.
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