Kenyans Brace for Another Electoral Charade

Kenyans Brace for Another Electoral Charade

Kenyans will elect a new president Dec. 27 in polls that are expected to be the most competitive since the East African country gained independence from Britain 44 years ago.

More than 14 million voters, the highest number ever, will pick from nine contestants for Kenya's top seat and from about 2,600 candidates for the country's 210 parliamentary seats.

But the real presidential contest will be between friends-turned-foes Mwai Kibaki, the incumbent, and Raila Odinga, a maverick opposition leader.

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