The government through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, has officially declared Friday, November 1, 2024, as a public holiday.
Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi announced that this date has been designated for the swearing-in ceremony of Deputy President-designate Prof. Kithuri Kindiki.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, and sections 3 (b) and 12 (3) of the Assumption of Office of President Act, declares Friday, the 1st November, 2024, to be a public holiday, being the date of the swearing-in of the Deputy President-designate,” CS Mudavadi stated in the gazette notice.
Prof. Kindiki is scheduled to be inaugurated as the new Deputy President on Friday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
This development comes after a High Court ruling in Nairobi on Thursday, which overturned a prior order that had prevented Kindiki’s swearing-in due to the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that the swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy President-designate shall take place on Friday, 1st November, 2024, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (K.I.C.C.), in Nairobi City County, from 10.00 O’clock,” read a gazette notice issued by Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau.
The Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, has officially published the names of the members of the committee responsible for the Assumption of Office of the Deputy President, which will oversee the preparations for the swearing-in of Prof. Kindiki.
The committee convened on Thursday evening to finalize their plans. In light of recent court developments, President Ruto has appointed Mudavadi as the acting Cabinet Secretary for Interior.
This suggests that a reshuffle within the government is imminent to address existing vacancies.
