Kenya’s election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

NAIROBI (AP):

Kenya’s August 9 election is ripping open the scars of inequality and corruption as East Africa’s economic hub chooses a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The vastly rich son of the country’s founding leader, Kenyatta has deflected graft allegations by calling for transparency, but has done little in a decade in power to enable it.