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With elections behind us, let’s now get back to business

President Uhuru Kenyatta waves to supporters at Kasarani Stadium on November 28, 2017 as he arrives for his swearing-in ceremony. (Photo: Courtesy)

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in on Tuesday was won after having meticulously overcome every possible political, electoral and legal challenge.

In hindsight, this was necessary because every opportunity to question the credibility of the polls, the legitimacy of the winner and the undisputed choice of the Kenyan people was resolved through a national validation process in which the people went to the polls twice and the Supreme Court also sat twice in a period of less than three months, as if to clear any previous doubts, and in the process, set the record straight.

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