Kenyans will vote Tuesday to select the successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The race is just around the corner, and for the first time ever there may be a runoff vote.
One of his frontrunners is Laila Odinga, opposition leader and running for his fifth presidency, backed by his former rival Kenyatta. Another was William Ruto, Kenyatta's vice president who fell out with the president early in his decade in power.
Both tend to focus more on domestic issues, raising the question of how to follow up Kenyatta's diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions between neighboring Ethiopia and Rwanda and the Congo. increase.
What is at risk?
Kenya is the economic capital of East Africa, home to approximately 56 million people. lives in The country has a recent history of tumultuous elections. Still, some elections have been seriously challenged, with longtime leaders such as Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni being declared winners with nearly 99% of the vote or widely criticized. The relative stability in regions with Physically crack down on your competitors.
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Kenya, which has caused violence in some areas, lacks transparency in campaign donations and spending. Some candidates for Congress and other posts are estimated to have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, both legally and illegally, to gain access to power and its benefits.
What are the main candidate platforms? Selling himself to the young and the poor as a 'hustler' who rose from the ground up. He calls for increased agricultural productivity and financial inclusion. Agriculture is the main driver of Kenya's economy, with around 70% of the rural workforce employed in agriculture.
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Odinga, 77, was imprisoned decades ago fighting for multiparty democracy. famous for being Cash transfers to provide Kenya's poorest and more accessible health care to all.
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What do voters care about?
Odinga and Ruto have long been feuding among presidential candidates. There is some apathy among Kenyans, especially among the country's younger population, with a median age of about 20 years. He had 2.5 million, less than half of the expected new voters.
Key issues in any election include widespread corruption and the economy. The Kenyan has been hit by rising food and fuel prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which comes after the economic woes of his COVID-19 pandemic. More than one-third of his young people in this country are unemployed.
When will Kenya win?
Official results will be announced within one week of voting. To win outright, a candidate must get more than half of the total votes and at least 25% of the votes in more than half of her 47 counties in Kenya. If there is no outright winner, this means a runoff vote will be held within 30 days.
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History was made the first time we ordered a new vote. If the Court again calls for a new ballot, such election shall be held within 60 days of the judgment. A candidate or other person must file a petition with the court within one week after the results are declared, and the court will give him two weeks to rule on it.
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