President Uhuru Kenyatta posed a series of questions to Kenyans on Monday after the Supreme Court upheld William Ruto’s election as president-elect.
Uhuru asked Kenyans to scrutinize the institutions involved in the election process, as is their duty, by testing their truth as presented by the Constitution.
“Because democracy is a work in progress, I urge the country to respect the institutions that midwife our new leaders. And in doing so I also urge citizens to constantly put them under scrutiny for this is the civic duty of every single Kenyan,” he said.
The outgoing president also urged Kenyans to question whether institutions can rule one way in one election and another way in another without being scrutinized.
He urged citizens to be vigilant and to hold all institutions accountable. Uhuru went on to challenge the public to question whether the institutions’ truth is consistent.
“Has there been a consistent pattern that is acceptable to our democratic ethos?” he asked. “We must ask ourselves, is it about numbers or is it about the process? Which of these two is it?”
The president committed to a peaceful transition, announcing that the assumption of office committee has been given further orders to prepare for the swearing in.
