Kenya's election rips open scars of inequality, corruption
A man pushes a bicycle past campaign posters for Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, referred to affectionately as "Baba", the Swahili word for "father", and his running mate Martha Karua, in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, July 29, 2022. Kenya's Aug. 9 election is ripping open the scars of inequality and corruption as East Africa's economic hub chooses a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
By CARA ANNA
Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya — In the shadow of a glossy, thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenya’s capital, street vendors struggle to make even 200 shillings ($1.68) a day and often pocket none...
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