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Kenya’s election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

FILE - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, center, and his wife Margaret Kenyatta, right, arrive to view the body of former President Mwai Kibaki lying in state at parliament in Nairobi, Kenya on April 25, 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, File) FILE - Kenyan Presidential candidate Raila Odinga, second left, and his running mate Martha Karua, center, meet with international journalists and other media stakeholders for a briefing on the forthcoming elections in Nairobi, Kenya on July 18, 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, File) Pedestrians walk past a billboard for Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto, in the low-income Mathare 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) FILE - Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto speaks during the state funeral of former President Mwai Kibaki, in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on April 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/Khalil Senosi, File) A billboard asking Kenyans to vote for Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, referred to affectionately as "Baba", the Swahili word for "father", and his running mate Martha Karua, rises above shacks in the low-income Mathare 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) FILE - Former Prime Minister and Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga speaks during the state funeral of former President Mwai Kibaki, in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on April 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/Khalil Senosi, File) A bus drives past banners for Kenyan presidential candidates Raila Odinga, left, and William Ruto, right, on a road in the Mathare low-income neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 1, 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) Youths play soccer on a dirt pitch in the Kibera low-income neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 1, 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) Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto, center, addresses a roadside rally during presidential campaigning in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on Jan. 18, 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) FILE - Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, center, waves to supporters during an election campaign rally with his running mate Martha Karua in the low-income Kawangware neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on July 16, 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, File) FILE - Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, center, waves to supporters during an election campaign rally with his running mate Martha Karua in the low-income Kawangware neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on July 16, 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, File) Men supervise oil drums distilling a home-brewed alcoholic spirit known locally as "chang'aa", in the Mathare low-income neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 1, 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) A billboard asking Kenyans to vote for Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, referred to affectionately as "Baba", the Swahili word for "father", and his running mate Martha Karua, rises above shacks in the low-income Mathare 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) A man sleeps on the streets after drinking a home-brewed alcoholic spirit known locally as "chang'aa", in the Mathare low-income neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 1, 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) Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto, center, addresses a roadside rally during presidential campaigning in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on Jan. 18, 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) Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, center-right, gestures to supporters from his vehicle during an election campaign rally with his running mate Martha Karua in the low-income Kawangware neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on July 16, 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) 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)