Kenyans ‘vote for peace’ as turnout seems lower than last general election

The recorded turnout was just more than 56%, significantly lower than the almost 80% recorded in 2017’s poll

09 August 2022 - 20:06 By Carien du Plessis

Life might be a little rough for David Thuo, 53, but he knows his power. “It’s a change, it’s a constitutional right. I have the right to hire and fire,” he said in Kiswahili, flashing his purple-stained pinky nail to show he has voted at the Kenya Water Institute in Nairobi’s South C middle to lower class neighbourhood...

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