Some Kenyans climbed the walls of the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani to witness the inauguration of their fifth president, William Ruto.
Ruto was sworn in by the Chief Judge, Martha Koome, on Tuesday.
According to reports, the stadium, had filled up before the break of dawn.
Amid cheers from the excited crowd, Ruto swore an oath of allegiance and another oath for the execution of the functions of the office.
Ruto also appended his signature to the corresponding documents, as seen in the live broadcast monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday.
With his inauguration, Ruto becomes the fifth president of Independent Kenya, and the second ethnic Kalenjin after the late Daniel Arap Moi to hold the office.