Kenya in 2022: A year of political drama and economic hardships

Kenyans queue to vote on August 9, 2022.

Kenyans queue to vote on August 9, 2022. The year 2022 was always going to be an eventful one for Kenyans. PHOTO | PATRICK MEINHARDT | AFP

By Julius Maina

The year 2022 was always going to be an eventful one. After nearly 10 years in power, President Uhuru Kenyatta was destined to leave office to make way for the winner of the August 2022 presidential vote. Would it be his former bitter rival turned political ally Raila Odinga? Or would it be close ally turned bitter rival William Ruto?