Uhuru Congratulates William Ruto as President-Elect
Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally congratulated President-elect William Ruto, after their meeting at State House.
The duo met on the afternoon of Monday, September 12, just hours to William Ruto’s inauguration slated to take place at Kasarani Stadium.
“As a hallmark of our democracy, therefore, I will tomorrow, before God and my fellow countrymen, handover the instruments of power to our new president at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani and with that, the fourth administration will come to an end and the tenure of the fifth administration will begin.
“My family and I join all Kenyans in wishing the very best to our next President Dr. William Samoei Ruto and extending to him our warmest congratulations for receiving the mandate of Kenyans to lead us as our 5th president,” said Uhuru is his address to the nation.
The President-elect was accompanied to the event by his wife Rachel Ruto who met their hosts, Uhuru and his wife Margaret Kenyatta. They were escorted by state security.This is the first meeting since Kenyans went to the polls.
