Odinga is among the other six former presidential hopefuls invited to Kenyatta’s inauguration, even though he withdrew from the October 26 repeat poll.
“The seven other presidential candidates and their running mates in the last presidential election have been invited for the ceremony,” Mr Joseph Kinyua, the chairman of the 22-member Assumption of Office of the President Committee told journalists on Friday at the venue of the event.
Odinga’s NASA coalition abandoned the election after its terms of engagement were not met.
NASA had demanded reforms at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), particularly personnel changes, accusing some officers of engaging in malpractises in the August 8 vote.
Kenyatta went on to win the election with over 98 percent of the votes cast, earning him a second and last mandate.
Local media report Odinga’s coalition to be planning a parallel event on Tuesday, though security authorities have asked it to cancel it.
“As a people who would want us to move together as one, we will plead that it is not necessary to have any other public function that day. We can bring out the issues we want discussed later. We should all work towards a cohesive, united Kenyan society,” Kinyua said.
According to Government Spokesperson Eric Kiraithe, 20 heads of state have so far confirmed attendance of Kenyatta’s inauguration ceremony, though no names have been given.
