Kenya’s Odinga says to hold own inauguration on December 12

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga stands on a car as he addresses supporters in Nairobi slum of Kawangware / AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta and vowed to hold his own swearing-in as president in two weeks time.

“I will be sworn in because I am the legitimate president. We are going to be sworn in on December 12,” he said, comparing the ceremony to that of Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sworn in after Robert Mugabe was forced out.

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