Long walk ahead as Kindiki takes office of Kenya's Deputy President

President William Ruto and Deputy President designate Kithure Kindiki arrive for Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kwale Stadium on October 20, 2024. [File, Standard]

At exactly 10am Friday, Kenya's third Deputy President will be sworn in at the steps of the iconic Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi. Abraham Kithure Kindiki will become the country's third "Second-in Command" under the new Constitution.

The office he is assuming, however, faces an unprecedented heavy task of repairing broken political relations and returning the office back to its envisioned national standing.