During and after
Kenyatta’s inauguration, police elsewhere in the capital, Nairobi,
tried to stop the opposition from holding peaceful demonstrations to
mourn dozens killed by police and militia since the original election in
August. A witness said one person was shot dead, and opposition leader
Raila Odinga was shoved into his vehicle amid clouds of tear gas shortly
after he called Kenyatta’s presidency illegitimate.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Kenya president sworn in amid opposition protests
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a
second term Tuesday in what some hoped would be the end of months of
election turmoil, which Kenyatta said stretched the country “almost to
the breaking point.” But violence continued, with at least one person
killed as police fired rifles and tear gas to break up a large
opposition gathering.
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