Tuesday’s election in Kenya will determine who will succeed former President Uhuru Kenyatta, and is viewed as a crucial test of stability for one of Africa’s strongest democracies.
The country’s sixth straight election since returning to multi-party democracy in 1992 under Daniel Arap Moi in the 1980s has significant stakes.
The sexagenarian was six percentage points ahead in a poll, but his opponent dismissed it as “false” and “propaganda.”
In a region known for long-serving tyrants, Tuesday’s election is seen as a crucial test of stability in a country considered to have a robust democracy. East Africa’s economic engine, Kenya, will be closely following the election, as will its neighbors.
Governors, lawmakers, and other representatives are also up for election are governors, lawmakers, and other representatives.
Only two of the four candidates are in the best position to succeed Kenyatta. One of them is the 55-year-old deputy president William Ruto, who is considered as Moi’s student and initially gained widespread recognition in the 1992 election as a young campaigner for the ruling party.
