Thursday evening saw Kenyans take to social media to either support or oppose President Uhuru Kenyatta with the hashtag #iVoteUhuruBecause trending.
Kenyans.co.ke researched on Kenya's past presidents, highlighting their key achievements and failures and compiled the following report:
The Presidential Delivery Unit reveals that under the leadership of President Kenyatta, Kenya witnessed key infrastructural development with the most notable one being the Standard Gauge Railway.
It further cites the establishment of Huduma Centers across the nation to bring key services closer to citizens as a major achievement of Uhuru.
He also raised Kenya's profile on the global scene with the country hosting key world leaders and conferences.
However, his legacy is tainted with corruption scandals implicating officials in his administration. A research released on 26 February 2016 by audit firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) ranked Kenya as the third most corrupt country in Africa.
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Mwai Kibaki
During his reign, Kenya witnessed sustained economic growth.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reports indicate that by the end of Kibaki's first term in office, massive infrastructural development was being implemented, economic growth was at 7.1% and education was free in public primary schools.
However, officials in his government were implicated in corruption scandals. His impressive legacy was also tainted by the violence that was witnessed following the disputed 2007 election.
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Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi
Kenya's second president is credited with championing education with many schools in the country bearing his name - Moi - and introducing free milk in primary schools.
Many also remember him for maintaining a low cost of living and unifying the nation with better security.
However, his government tolerated corruption and heavily cracked down on the opposition and pro-democracy activists.
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Jomo Kenyatta
Kenyatta became Prime Minister in June 1963, inheriting an underdeveloped country facing a myriad of challenges.
Government records credit him for leading an aggressive war against poverty, disease, and ignorance as well as maintaining the country's growth momentum.
Kenyatta is also credited with keeping the economy afloat following the withdrawal of colonial administration.
He is also credited with launching Kenya on the global platform by lobbying for United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to be established in Nairobi in 1972.
His administration was however alleged to have carried out the assassination of prominent politicians soon after independence.
