William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth president on Tuesday, succeeding Uhuru Kenyatta, who has served his constitutionally mandated two five-year terms.

It comes a week after the Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit from a veteran opposition leader challenging his victory.

On August 15, the former deputy president was declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election after narrowly beating his rival, Raila Odinga, with 50.5 percent of the vote, according to the official results.