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Homestretch: Handover plans underway as Uhuru succession takes shape

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President Uhuru Kenyatta displays his certificate after his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

It is exactly 30 days to elections and the motions of ushering in a new president and his administration have begun in earnest.

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to hand over power to the president-elect on August 23 to either his deputy Willam Ruto, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Prof George Wajackoyah or David Waihiga if there will be no petition challenging the vote.

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