Ruto, Uhuru to share podium during Tshisekedi's inauguration in DRC

President William Ruto on Saturday morning arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend the inauguration of President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi.

The President is likely to meet his predecessor  Former President Uhuru Kenyatta who landed in DRC on Friday to attend the same event.

This will be the first time President Ruto and Former President Uhuru will share the same podium since the Kenya Kwanza regime ascended into power. 

They last sat next to each other during the inauguration of President Ruto in Kasarani on September 13, 2022.

Tshisekedi will be sworn in this Saturday 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.

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