Kenya’s election is about the rising cost of living

Millions of Kenyans have gone to polls to vote for the country’s new leader. For the first time, the election has largely been framed as a discussion about Kenya’s haves and have-nots. Halima Gikandi reports that one political elite from a “dynasty” family is facing off against another candidate.

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