Kindiki Kithure took office on Friday after a colourful event in the capital, Nairobi, attended by government officials and Western envoys among other guests.

Kindiki Kithure sworn in as Kenya's new deputy president amid court challenges and political divisions, promising loyalty and service.

Kenya's high court on Thursday lifted orders barring the swearing-in of newly appointed deputy president Kithure Kindiki, whose predecessor has launched legal challenges over his removal from office by impeachment.

Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted out in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and inciting ethnic division.

Move paving way for installation of Kithuri Kindiki is blow to former DP Rigathi Gachagua after he was recently impeached and removed

The three-judge High Court in Nairobi set aside another court's order to suspend the swearing-in of nominee Kithure Kindiki, arguing that the suspension created a political vacuum.

A court in Kenya has cleared the way for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president.