William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's fifth president, taking over from Uhuru Kenyatta.
He was sworn in as the crowd at Kasarani Stadium cheered and ululated on Tuesday.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni joined other regional and world leaders to witness the ceremony.
President Yoweri Museveni has, on behalf of Ugandans, congratulated Kenya's President Elect William Ruto upon his victory as the new president for Uganda's neighbor to the east.
The Kenyan government says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.
Legislators have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week.
The Members of Parliament say the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk, eggs and sugarcane.
Experts from the ministry of health has written to the First Lady and education minister Janet Museveni, advising on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), which must be adhered to by all schools if they are to be opened.
The absence of designated entry points and the porous borders on Lake Victoria have hindered the success of the fight against COVID 19, especially in Namayingo district.
Kenya has won the UN Security Council seat after beating Djibouti in the second round of voting.
The contest between Kenya and Djibouti headed to the second round of voting Thursday after the first phase saw Nairobi’s victory insufficient to win the UN seat.
There is growing concern among Ugandans after the Ministry of Health announced the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the deadly disease in Uganda.
President Yoweri Museveni has, together with his regional counterparts including Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia), Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Somalia), Salva Kiir Mayadirt who was represented by Riek Machar (S.Sudan), and Abdalla Hamdok (Sudan) con
