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How choice of running mates will influence voting in Nyamira

Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama (center) with his deputy Amos Nyaribo (left) and Nyagarama's wife Naomi, display their nomination certificate on 2/06/2017 outside the IEBC offices in Nyamira. photo by STANLEY ONGWAE

The choice of running mates by aspirants is likely to change voting patterns in the race for the Nyamira governor's seat.

While professional qualifications, age, financial ability and gender would have determined who each of the candidates would choose for a running mate, clannism is at the core of all the choices.

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