Uhuru arrives in Congo ahead of Tshisekedi's inauguration

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Congo for the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo.

Tshisekedi's swearing-in has been scheduled to take place on Saturday 20, 2024 at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa.

President-elect Tshisekedi garnered more than 70 per cent of the total vote cast during the general elections.

The election took place in December 2023 where he secured his re-election for a second term.

The former President and Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process was accompanied by Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo.

The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo rejected two legal challenges to the provisional results of the contested presidential election.

The court declared President Félix Tshisekedi the final winner.

Tshisekedi got 73.47 per cent of the vote, the court said.

The court validated the incumbent's victory despite independent observers' reports of widespread irregularities during the 20 December vote.

The poll was also marred by widespread logistical problems, which the opposition said were part of a deliberate plan to rig the results in favour of Tshisekedi.

Only one opposition contender out of eighteen took the matter to court. Others including the runner-up, Moïse Katumbi, refused to mount a legal challenge after questioning the independence of the judiciary.