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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Joseph Akwiri and Duncan Miriri

Kenyans ponder a first female vice president as results awaited

FILE PHOTO: Martha Karua, the running mate to Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) party addresses a campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming general election in the Rift Valley town of Suswa, Narok county, Kenya July 30, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

As Kenyans await the outcome of Tuesday's election, they are wondering if Martha Karua might be their first female vice president, becoming the highest ranking woman in the history of a country where female candidates are often physically attacked.

Giant billboards adorn the capital Nairobi showing the 64-year-old former justice minister accompanied by presidential candidate and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, a former political prisoner.

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