Why Raila is unlikely to have his way this time around

Azimio leader Raila Odinga. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

These have been testing times for citizens of the world. Hot on the heels of an unprecedented pandemic has been the Russia-Ukraine war which has curtailed, if not outrightly upended, supply chains of commodities crucial for everyday existence. Kenya, like many nations, has been caught up in the resultant crises.

Fluctuating global oil prices, the effects of drought and an onerous public debt burden have placed an inordinately high demand for the US dollar leading to a huge depreciation of the country's local currency. This has had broad ramifications for the country which depends on imports for some of its needs.