Weary and wary, Kenyans gear up for national elections

FILE PHOTO: Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto attends an election rally in Eldoret, Kenya August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) - East Africa's economic powerhouse will hold elections on Aug. 9 to select a new president, parliament, county governors and assemblies. President Uhuru Kenyatta will be stepping down after serving his constitutionally allowed 10 years.

Many voters want change, frustrated by corruption and skyrocketing prices. But both frontrunners vying to succeed Kenyatta have ties to him.