East Africa

In the Kenyan Election, a Fierce Battle to Lead an African Powerhouse

KANGARI, Kenya — The helicopter swooped over the lush tea and coffee fields flanking Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest peak, and touched down outside a small highland town where William Ruto, the self-proclaimed leader of Kenya’s “hustler nation,” stepped out. Mr. Ruto, a front-runner in next Tuesday’s presidential election, is pinning his hopes on what […]