Can Kenya’s new leader fill Uhuru Kenyatta’s large EAC shoes?

Presidential contenders Raila Odinga and William Ruto. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

What you need to know:

  • East Africa is watching Kenyatta’s successor to see how he will steer the region’s leading economy to further the integration agenda.
  • President Kenyatta goes down in recent history as the leader who restored a semblance of integration at a time when the EAC looked like it would collapse following several years of squabbles over trade and security among partner states.