Uhuru’s swearing-in team begins event meetings

A committee preparing for President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in ceremony resumed its work on Monday after the Supreme Court upheld his victory.

The committee had suspended its preparations on September 1 when the Supreme Court annulled the August 8 presidential elections.

The committee held its first sitting yesterday afternoon where it revealed that it intended to host over 100,000 visitors for Uhuru’s second inauguration planned for Tuesday next week.

The Principal Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Joseph Irungu, who is the chair of the security and protocol sub-committee, said scores of diplomats and Heads of States were expected to attend the fete.

“We are picking up from where we left. We have less than a week to make the arrangements but we are equal to the task,” Irungu told the media after the meeting. Tasked to explain how the 100,000 visitors expected at the event would be accommodated at a stadium that has a capacity of 60,000, Irungu said the spill-over would be in “other areas” outside the stadium.

He said it was still too early to confirm the budget and the heads of states and diplomats expected to attend the function.

“The budget will be modest. We shall let you know other details after our second meeting,” he said.

Irungu assured the public all preparations would be completed on time.