Kenya's crucial election: the podcast

Charlie Mitchell, Kenya correspondent for African Business Magazine, previews the upcoming contest between Raila Odinga and William Ruto, which will be a crucial test for the East African nation On Tuesday August 9 Kenyans will go to the polls for a crucial election to decide the direction of travel of East Africa's economic giant for the next five years. Veteran challenger Raila Odinga - who has received the vital endorsement of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta - will go up against current deputy-president William Ruto, who is attempting to portray himself as the natural pick of Kenya's "hustler nation". The outcome of the tense race will undoubtedly have profound implications for growth and development across East Africa. In this special election preview episode David Thomas, editor of African Business, is joined by Charlie Mitchell, Kenya correspondent for African Business and the Times of London, who explains the competing visions of the contenders, the implications for economic policy, and the prospects of a free and fair vote. Credits Host: David Thomas Guest: Charlie Mitchell Producer: Peter Doerrie Digital Editor: Charles Dietz Design: Jason Venkatasamy Music: Corporate Uplifting Chill by MusicLFiles Licence: licenses/by/4.0/

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Kenya's crucial election: the podcast is an episode from The African Business Podcast by Stuart West.

This episode is 25:11 long.

This episode was published on Aug 5, 2022.

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