Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna emerges as a rising challenger to Kenya’s President Ruto

A 44-year-old senator, Edwin Sifuna, has emerged as a rising challenger to Kenya’s President William Ruto ahead of next year’s election as he channels anger over political violence and corruption.

The east African country goes to the polls in August 2027 and a clear candidate has yet to emerge from a busy opposition playing field.

Many Kenyans are furious at the entrenched corruption under Ruto, and the extreme violence used against any…