While rats may seem like a niche election issue, they can point to broader societal concerns about housing, public services and civic engagement.
Teachers have also been affected because lessons are interrupted whenever pupils spot the animals moving inside or near classrooms
At the Apopo Detection Rat Training Centre, the rodents are being trained to detect landmines, tuberculosis, trafficked wildlife products and even people trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
According to the report, the singular reason why Kenya’s transformation journey has suffered consistent false starts is because of lack of sustained political support over successive administrations.
Top Democrats called on US Senate candidate Graham Platner to quit the race after a sexual assault allegation threatened to derail the party's best chances of flipping a Republican-held seat.