The Democratic Republic of Congo Presidential elections might have been marred by cases of irregularities and rigging but one thing that stood out is that the Country witnessed a peaceful transition of power for the first time in 18 years.
Felix Tshisekedi was declared the validly elected President of DR Congo, a position that was later affirmed by the Country’s top Court.
He was later sworn in as the duly elected President in a ceremony attended by among others President Uhuru Kenyatta and AU High envoy for Infrastructure Raila Odinga.
Uhuru Kenyatta was actually the only President who attended Tshisekedi’s swearing in ceremony, a clear indication of the fact that Kenya’s head of State was keen to solidify his Nation’s ties to Dr Congo.
In an apparent show of appreciation, President Felix Tshisekedi has today arrived in Nairobi for talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Tshisekedi was received by Foreign affairs CS Monica Juma and Nairobi governor Mike Sonko at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Tshisekedi is on a maiden tour of three Africa countries and was in Angola before coming to Nairobi then head to Congo Republic.
Uhuru and African Union Special Envoy Raila Odinga held behind-the-scenes lobbying for the region to accept Tshisekedi’s election as the DRC president.