Coast governors ring fence region to slow Ruto forays

DP William Ruto with Msabweni MP Suleiman Dori, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi in Rabai, Kilifi County. [File, Standard]

Strong-arm tactics employed by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to tame party dissidents, and superiority battles in Deputy President William Ruto’s team have slowed down his forays into the coastal region.

The DP launched campaigns in the Coast after the March 2018 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, gaining support of several local Orange party MPs.