Showdown looms as Ruto and Raila’s allies meet at BBI rally

Delegates from Coast region queue to register for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) meeting at Wildwaters Centre in Mombasa yesterday. The meeting was part of preparations for today’s rally. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

There is palpable anxiety as allies of political rivals Deputy President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga congregate in Mombasa today for the BBI rally.

The rally at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park follows two others in Kisii and Kakamega where Raila’s allies had planned and dominated.