Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta vowed on Tuesday to be the leader of all Kenyans and to work to unite the country after a bruising and drawn-out election process that ended with his swearing-in. "I will devote my time and energy to build bridges, to unite and bring prosperity," he said as he started his second term faced with a large portion of the population that rejects his election. Kenyatta’s calls for unity echo those he made throughout an election campaign in which he also launched searing attacks on the judiciary and opposition. The message is, however, sorely needed in Kenya, as more than four months’ political upheaval have left the nation more divided than before. An election on August 8, won by Kenyatta, was annulled in a historic decision by the Supreme Court, which ordered a rerun on October 26.
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