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The top two contenders to be the next president of Kenya held their final rallies on Saturday, capping months of frenetic campaigning ahead of the Aug. 9 polls.

Deputy president and Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate, William Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga of Azimio la Umoja are fighting it out in a tight election to lead East Africa’s most well-off economy as it grapples with ballooning debt and a cost-of-living crisis.

Kenya's economic output has more than doubled during President Uhuru Kenyatta's 10 years in office, but a debt binge that fueled growth and investment could cramp his successor's ability to tackle growing hunger and soaring prices.

Previous polls have been marred by violence and continue to cast a dark shadow over the country, where 22.1 million voters will now choose the next president as well as senators, governors, lawmakers, woman representatives and some 1,500 county officials.

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