Election in Kenya – level 2

10-08-2017 15:00

A presidential election is taking place in Kenya. Raila Odinga is running against the country’s current president, Kenyatta.

The election is tight and problematic. An election official was murdered and there are claims of vote-rigging. People are afraid that there could be chaos if the losing party does not accept the result. More than 1,000 people died in the election of 2007.

Among the voters is a 102-year-old woman. She is one of Kenya’s oldest citizens. She is a proud Kenyan who believes that good leadership comes from God.

Difficult words: election (voting), claim (what some people say is true), vote-rigging (cheating).

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