People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
Migrants could enter the UK after six months, others are being offered voluntary returns to Sri Lanka.
Rigathi Gachagua, 59, denies accusations of corruption and practising ethnically divisive politics.
Critics accuse Kais Saied of rigging the vote to bolster his authoritarian rule, which he denies.
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