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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga casts his vote in the presidential election

By Reuters
09 August 2022   |   10:53 am
Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, cast his vote in Kenya’s presidential elections on Tuesday.

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