Raila and Ruto keep running mate cards close to their chests
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga delivers a speech during the coalition’s coordinators meeting in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya’s top two contenders to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta continue to keep their cards close to their chests on running mate choices ahead of the May 16 deadline for submitting names to the electoral commission.
Deputy President William Ruto and former prime minister Raila Odinga, the front runners in the August 9 elections, have reportedly whittled down their shortlist of running mate candidates to about five each – including two former vice-presidents, county governors, and former and serving Cabinet ministers.
