The BBC tracks the crucial issues facing Kenyans as the country chooses a new president on 9 August.
The winner of Kenya's presidential election on 9 August will face a host of difficult political and economic issues when he takes office. Here, in charts, we explain some of the things on the minds of voters as they cast their ballots.Kenyans, like others around the world, have been finding that their money is not going as far as it used to when it comes to buying the basics.
The government has also been subsidising the price of petrol to keep that more affordable. But this policy comes at a big cost - $141m in July - potentially adding to the huge debt the country owes. A large amount of the money is owed to Chinese banks. The government spends about half its revenue paying back the debt and the interest it has accrued.
Many parents still prefer to pay for their children to go to what they see as better-quality, privately-run schools.It is assumed that the two main candidates, Raila Odinga and William Ruto , will get many of the votes of their respective ethnic groups. The violence that followed the 2007 election was driven by ethnicity but 15 years on there is an argument that it is becoming less significant in determining how people vote.Kenya is a regional economic giant and what happens there affects the rest of East Africa.
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