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Like Gambia Like Gambia: Kenyans react to having two presidents in twitter<\/p>\n
Kenyans on social media are reacting to a political situation that has \u201cblessed\u201d the country with two presidents.<\/p>\n
The constitutionally recognized president is Uhuru Kenyatta who took office in November 2017 after winning a presidential poll rerun ordered by the court in September 2017.<\/p>\n
But on Tuesday (January 30) Uhuru\u2019s main rival and former prime minister, Raila Amolo Odinga also took an presidential oath of office in the capital Nairobi amid a government ban.<\/p>\n
So where is the presidential power of Odinga emanating from? Barely an hour after taking his oath, he has changed his titles on his verified social media pages.<\/p>\n
His Twitter bio reads: \u201cThis is the official account of His Excellency Raila Amolo Odinga, President of the Republic of Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n
On facebook: \u201cWelcome to the official page of His Excellency Raila Amolo Odinga, President of the Republic of Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenyans are reacting to it partly with political lenses, others are seeing the fun side of it whiles for some, it is the sign of things to come.<\/p>\n
The Gambia landed itself in a similar situation a little over a year ago when Adama Barrow who beat long serving Yahya Jammeh took an initial oath of office in Dakar at a time Jammeh was still holding on to power in Banjul.<\/p>\n
Google ended up \u201cofficially\u201d giving both Barrow and Jammeh the title of president until Jammeh agreed to fly into exile before Barrow got the singular mention of President of the Gambia.<\/p>\n
The African Voice \u2714@teddyeugene
\nI was alive when Kenya had two presidents.#NASAOathDay #RailaSwearingIn
\n6:24 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
Thee Trend Setter \u2122\u2714@xtiandela
\nRaila Odinga’s social media accounts and Wikipedia pages updated to “President of the Republic of Kenya”#NASASwearingIn #NASAOathDay
\n6:20 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
Both declare on their Bios they are the \u201cPresident of the Republic of Kenya\u201d, so who do you recognize? RT for UKenyatta Like for RailaOdinga #NASAOathDay pic.twitter.com\/iQ4YOqLBSs
\n\u2014 Wateba 3.6 ?? (@iWateba) January 30, 2018<\/p>\n
Tonni@ElinasPeter
\nKenya is truly a record breaker, first they nullified election results and now they have two Presidents lol#NASAOathDay
\n7:56 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
JFJustice@JFJustice
\nCan we ask @Twitter to at least settle who gets to call themselves the President of #Kenya on their platform?
\n7:27 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
Lord Mutai #Shithole \u2714@ItsMutai
\nThe shortest swearing in in history. Took about 4mins to swear in and left the venue. He was sworn as the ‘PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT’ not the ‘COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF KENYA’. See the JOKES? Raila is not interested in taking power from Uhuru Kenyatta. #NASAOathDay
\n5:08 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
gathara \u2714@gathara
\nSomething else that #NASAOathDay demonstrated: It is GoK that brings the violence. When cops don’t interfere, events tend to go off peacefully. How many lives would’ve been spared if that had happened on @RailaOdinga’s return from the US or during the demos against the elections?
\n7:10 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
N. Judah @MimiKamaNani
\nBut why did NASA have to take so many days to participate in #inaugurationchallenge……\ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd14#NASASwearingIn #NASAOathDay
\n5:21 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
Jarunda Jaluth Mambobiad @Jahrunda
\nCongratulations Your Excellency Raila Odinga. #NASAOathDay
\n7:33 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n
africanews \u2714@africanews
\n\ud83d\udd38[Photos]\ud83d\udd38Raila Odinga swears in, other NASA principals curiously absent<\/p>\n
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga has finally been \u2018sworn in\u2019 as the \u2018people\u2019s president\u2019 by thousands of his supporters at the Uhuru Park in the capital, Nairobi. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BE4Ytf
\n7:47 AM – Jan 30, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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