Plans To Swear-In New President To Commence Once IEBC Makes Official Announcement – Joseph Kinyua

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug, 12 – The assumption of the office of the president committee Friday held its first meeting as it waits for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to announce the new president-elect.

Head of the public service Joseph Kinyua who also chairs the committee addressed the nation at the footsteps of Harambee House saying that plans are already underway to facilitate a smooth transition of power.

“The committee is established pursuant to the assumption of the office of the president act that is ACT 21, of 2012 and in furtherance of article 141 of our constitution. The committee’s core mandate is to facilitate a smooth transition from the current administration to the incoming administration,” he said.

Kinyua said that substantively the mandate of the committee will be triggered once the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) formally announces the results of the August 9 2022 presidential elections and declare a president-elect.

The committee will, in turn, facilitate handing over the process of the outgoing president to the president-elect, organize for the security of the president-elect and organize the necessary facilities and personnel for the president-elect.

Also, the committee will coordinate the briefings of the president-elect by relevant public officers, facilitate communication between the outgoing president and president-elect and prepare the programme and organize the swearing-in ceremony.

“We will be making periodic briefings to the nation as the transition process kickoff,” he said.

The day the new president will be sworn into office will also be declared a public holiday.