Former Interior CS Prof. Kithure Kindiki will be sworn-in office as the Deputy President on Friday, November 1st at KICC, Nairobi.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that the swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy President-designate shall take place on Friday, 1st November 2024, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (K.I.C.C.) in Nairobi City County, from 10 am,” read a gazette notice.
The news follows a declaration by the government that Friday will be a public holiday for the reason that the Deputy President will be sworn-in office.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, and sections 3 (b) and 12 (3) of the Assumption of Office of President Act, declares Friday, the 1st November, 2024, to be a public holiday, being the date of the swearing-in of the Deputy President-designate,” said Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi
On Thursday, the High Court lifted orders blocking he swearing-in of Prof. Kithure Kindiki as the Deputy President.