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| President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with William Ruto at JKIA on arrival from the Great Lakes Heads of States summit in Luanda ,Angola |
The chance of a deputy president becoming Head of State in an acting capacity is one of the gains achieved through the current constitution.
And though President Uhuru Kenyatta declared yesterday that he was handing over his authority and functions to his deputy William Ruto, legal experts are in agreement that such a declaration is not necessary but automatic whenever the Head of State travels out of the country.