Africa

Modest turnout by voters in Kenya’s ‘hustlers versus dynasties’ election

Intriguing contest for the presidency rests between self-proclaimed ‘hustler’ Ruto and longtime opposition figure Odinga

Presidential candidate Raila Odinga leaves a polling station in Kibera Primary School after casting his vote in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty Images
Presidential candidate Raila Odinga leaves a polling station in Kibera Primary School after casting his vote in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty Images
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Sally Hayden in Nairobi
Tue Aug 09 2022 - 19:02 • 4 MIN READ