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Supporters Cheer at Nairobi Stadium as Kenyatta Sworn in for Second Term

2017-11-29 5 Dailymotion

<br /> <p>Supporters gathered at a stadium in Nairobi on Tuesday, November 28, as Uhuru Kenyatta rang in his second term as president of Kenya.</p><p>“You, the Kenyan voter, have been the most important player in the election,” the president said during his inauguration speech. “Everyone who voted played a role in strengthening our democracy: Indeed, today’s celebration is yours.”</p><p>Kenyatta received 98 percent of the votes</a> during the October 26 election do-over after the August vote was scrapped for not being “conducted in accordance with the constitution”. The controversial do-over received a turnout of just 39 percent.</p><p>Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is a member of the country’s marginalized Luo community</a>, boycotted the October vote and has refused</a> to acknowledge Kenyatta as president.</p><p>Outside the stadium, protesters held a rally that was dispersed when police opened fire. At least three people</a> were killed, including a seven-year-old boy hit by a stray bullet</a>. Election-related violence saw 67 people killed in August and September, according to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International</a> in October. Credit: UhuruKenyattaTV via Storyful</p><br />

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