Ruto pledges to work for all Kenyans after swearing-in.

Swearing-In ceremony of Mr. William Samuel Ruto.

William Ruto pledged to work for all Kenyans after he was sworn in as president at a pomp-filled ceremony on Tuesday, for weeks after his narrow victory in a bitterly-fought but largely peaceful election.

A full stadium in Nairobi saw him take the oath of office with regional chiefs of state, with many fans sporting the bright yellow of Ruto's party and enthusiastically shouting and waving Kenyan flags.

"I will work with all Kenyans irrespective of who they voted for," the 55-year-old said in his inauguration speech, announcing a series of measures to tackle the country's economic woes.

"In this process we have demonstrated the maturity of our democracy, the robustness of our institutions and the resilience of the Kenyan people."

He described his swearing-in as Kenya's fifth post-independence president as a "moment like no other," adding: "Today, I want to thank God, because a village boy has become the president of Kenya."

On August 9, Ruto, an ambitious politician who has served as vice president since 2013, narrowly defeated Raila Odinga, who had the support of former president Uhuru Kenyatta.

On September 5, however, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled in his favour, dismissing the charges of fraud and mismanagement that his opponents had levelled.

A precarious cost-of-living problem, young unemployment, and a severe drought, present formidable challenges for the entrepreneur who rose from selling chickens on the crush at the stadium wayside.

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Source: ghananews.hrforum.uk