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S. Korean envoy to attend inauguration of Kenya's president

April 9, 2013 11:16
South Korea will send a special envoy to Kenya to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Rep. Choung Byoung-gug of the ruling Saenuri party will depart for the African nation to attend the ceremony held in Nairobi on Tuesday (Nairobi time), the ministry said in a statement. Chung, also a former culture minister, is in charge of the South Korea-Kenya parliamentary friendship association. Kenyatta won the presidential election in March, earning 50.1 percent of the votes.

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president

April 9, 2013 10:31
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenya's fourth president on Tuesday to thunderous cheers from tens of thousands of supporters, despite facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya," said Kenyatta, the son of the country's first president, clutching a bible as he took the oath of office. Wearing a dark suit and red tie, he also pledged to "protect and uphold, the sovereignty, integrity and dignity of the people of Kenya".

Kenyatta says Kenya will meet international obligations

April 9, 2013 09:16
NAIROBI (Reuters) - President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces international charges of crimes against humanity, said on Tuesday that Kenya under his leadership would work to uphold its international obligations, speaking after taking his oath of office.

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya president

April 9, 2013 08:17
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenya's fourth president on Tuesday to thunderous cheers from tens of thousands of supporters, despite facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya," said Kenyatta, the son of the country's first president, clutching a bible as he took the oath of office. Wearing a dark suit and red tie, he also pledged to "protect and uphold, the sovereignty, integrity and dignity of the people of Kenya".

Uganda's Museveni praises Kenya for rejecting ICC 'blackmail'

April 9, 2013 08:00
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni congratulated Kenyans Tuesday for voting in Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fourth president in defiance of his looming international trial for crimes against humanity. "I want to salute the Kenyan voters on...the rejection of the blackmail by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and those who seek to abuse this institution for their own agenda," he said at a speech following Kenyatta's taking of the the oath of office. pjm/lc

ICC tried to "blackmail" Kenya voters - Ugandan leader

April 9, 2013 07:45
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uganda's president accused the International Criminal Court on Tuesday of using "blackmail" to try to influence Kenya's presidential election that handed victory to Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges over vote violence five years ago. "I want to salute the Kenyan voters on one other issue, the rejection of the blackmail by the International Criminal Court," Uganda's Yoweri Museveni told Kenyans and international dignitaries in a speech at Kenyatta's inauguration ceremony in Nairobi.

Uhuru Kenyatta: following in his father's footstep

April 9, 2013 07:31
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, takes up his father's mantle to become head of state despite facing international charges of crimes against humanity over election violence five years ago. Uhuru, meaning "freedom", and Kenyatta, the "light of Kenya" in Swahili, carries his country's aspirations in his name, but brings with him controversy. Kenyatta, 51, and his deputy William Ruto, 46, face trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity over their alleged role in having orchestrated 2007-08 post-election unrest.

Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath as Kenyan president

April 9, 2013 07:06
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn as Kenya's fourth president on Tuesday to cheers from tens of thousands of supporters, despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya," Kenyatta said, clutching a bible as he took the oath of office. Kenyatta, wearing a dark suit and red tie, also pledged to "protect and uphold, the sovereignty, integrity and dignity of the people of Kenya".

Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath as Kenyan president

April 9, 2013 07:04
Crowds cheered as Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in Tuesday as Kenya's fourth president, even though he faces an international crimes against humanity trial. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya," Kenyatta said, clutching a bible as he took the oath of office. pjm/lc

Kenyatta follows father to Kenya's top job

April 9, 2013 07:02
By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, the wealthy son of the nation's independence hero, brushed off international charges of crimes against humanity to present himself as a statesman with the economic skills to help ordinary citizens. Backed by voters from Kenya's biggest tribe, the Kikuyu, in a nation where ethnic loyalties trump ideology at the ballot box, the 51-year-old listed as Kenya's richest man took the oath of office on Tuesday.
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