Tourism CS Najib Balala has welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on the presidential re-run saying Kenyans must now move forward.
Balala said the Monday ruling vindicated his view that there was no crisis following the August 8 and October 26 elections.
The apex court ordered the repeat after a petition by NASA chief Raila Odinga, who pulled out of the vote claiming the result had been pre-determined.
Uhuru Kenyatta beat the five other candidates easily, getting 98 per cent of total votes cast by 34.84 per cent of the population.
Raila has said he won't back down until he takes Kenyans to the 'promised land' and leaders in the opposition threatened to swear him in, so there have been fears of a crisis.
But Balala said:
"Uhuru was legitimately elected. Most Kenyans are happy. They want to move on. There is no crisis."
He spoke at Mama Ngina grounds where he joined Jubilee Party supporters in celebration.
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The Cabinet Secretary extended the olive branch to all opposition leaders willing to work with the government, saying Kenya needs to carry on peacefully.
"All Kenyans believe in peace. A loser must accept to lose," he said and added that
lovers of democracy must accept either victory or defeat in competitions.
Balala called on Coast residents to maintain peace for the sake of the tourism sector.
The region largely depends on tourism for its economic growth.
"If peace prevails, the sector will grow," the minister said.
He noted the region will not be left in the cold because it has shown it is leaning towards the government.
"Coast will be in government," he said, but Governor Hassan Joho and Kilifi's Amson Kingi are determined to secede.
Balala asked the Coast leaders to drop this call as
Kenya is a unitary state that cannot be divided.
"The Supreme Court has ruled that Uhuru is the validly elected President of Kenya. There is no secession or any other side business."
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