Parties’ headache in picking presidential candidates

Kanu Secretary General Nick Salat (right) and Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto at the Bomet Green Stadium during the New Year party. Mr Salat hinted that his party will closely work with the governor. [PHOTO: FILBERT KIMUTAI/STANDARD

NAIROBI: The country's major political parties face political headache as they head to the next elections.

The ruling Jubilee coalition, which has already settled on President Uhuru Kenyatta as its flag bearer, has a remaining hurdle of rallying its core strongholds in the Rift Valley into one fold and trying to penetrate new strongholds, if only to eliminate the tag that it is a two-community affair.