In a ceremony that Kenya’s government warned would be treason, opposition leader Raila Odinga was sworn in Tuesday as “the people’s president” during a mock inauguration protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new term after months of deadly election turmoil.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga gestures to his supporters as he arrives for a “swearing-in” ceremony at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya.
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Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga arrive by bus as they gather in advance of a “swearing-in” ceremony at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A suspected thief is beaten by Kenya opposition supporters after he attempted to snatch a mobile phone from one of them as they gather for the mock inauguration of Raila Odinga in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Supporters of the Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance and its leader, Raila Odinga, gather to listen to Odinga’s speech during his mock inauguration ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Supporters cheer before the Kenyan opposition leader is “sworn in” as the “people’s president” in Nairobi.
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Kenyan men escape from a public bus after riot police launched tear gas canisters inside to flush out supporters of the Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga.
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Opposition supporters run as Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd in Nairobi, Kenya.
