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Scramble for Rift Valley's 5.4 million votes picks up as Uhuru enters fray

By Steve Mkawale | Jul. 17, 2022

**President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses wananchi during a working tour of Samburu County that involved the unveiling of several development projects.**

Azimio la Umoja One-Kenya Coalition party’s bid to penetrate the Rift Valley, the perceived political stronghold of Deputy President William Ruto, is one of, if not the most, significant development ahead of the August 9 General Election.

With just 22 days to the election, the battle for its 5.4 million votes is promising to be a bruising one due to the fluid and erratic voting pattern of diverse ethnic communities in the expansive region.

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