Running mate dilemma for presidential hopefuls in Kenya

 UDA party

Governor Anne Waiguru and Deputy President William Ruto in Nairobi when she joined his UDA party this week. PHOTO | FILE 

Kenya’s two leading presidential hopefuls have resisted the pressure to name their running mates early, amid fears of possible falling-out in the new parties or coalitions they are building for the 2022 general election.

The stakes in the position remain high after the courts blocked proposed constitutional changes that would have expanded the governance structure and made it easier for the political elite to negotiate power-sharing deals.