Presidency of Mwai Kibaki
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| Presidency of Mwai Kibaki 30 December 2002 – 9 April 2013 | |
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| Party | NARC |
| Election | 2002 |
| Seat | State House |
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The presidency of Mwai Kibaki began at 11:00 AM GMT on Monday 30 December 2002, when Mwai Kibaki was inaugurated as the 3rd president of Kenya and ended on 9 April 2013 when he handed over to Uhuru Kenyatta. A NARC candidate, Kibaki was a businessman and member of parliament of Othaya constituency prior to his 2002 election victory over KANU nominee Uhuru Kenyatta.
Transition period and inauguration
On 30 December 2002, while still recovering from near-fatal accident on 3 December, Mwai Kibaki, was wheeled into the dais at Nairobi's Uhuru Park, to a frenzied crowd that had come to witness the swearing in of Kenya's third President.[1] Kibaki had garnered 62 per cent of the votes while his party won 132 seats in the unicameral parliament of 210 seats.[1]
He was inaugurated at 1:00 AM EAT. Accompanied by his campaign team, headed by Raila, Moody and Wamalwa, Kibaki addressed the nation and made promises based on his campaign agenda of fighting corruption.
Some 100,000 supporters attended the swearing in. In his inaugural address, President Mwai Kibaki, who had been elected on a National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) ticket said he felt honored by the overwhelming support he had received.
The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by many dignitaries and foreign heads of states, including presidents of Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia as well as the prime minister of Rwanda and Zanele Mbeki, the wife of the South African president, Thabo Mbeki.[2]
Cabinet
As a requirement, the president is expected to announce his cabinet shortly after taking office. Kibaki announced the list of his cabinet ministers on 4 January at 2:00 pm.
