We will still be your running mates come 2017, deputy governors declare

Kisumu deputy governor Ruth Odinga (Right) with her counterparts Joash Maangi of Kisii (left) and Gakure Monyo (Muranga) during a tour at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum in Bondo Siaya County on August 8 2015. PHOTO/COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]

Deputy Governors have threatened to challenge governors at the ballot if they decide to pick new running mates come 2017.

Deputy governors Gakure Monyo (Murang'a), Joash Maangi (Kisii ), Ruth Odinga (Kisumu) and Ouma Onyango (Siaya) stressed the need for county chiefs to work closely with their deputies as they were elected on a joint ticket in the last polls.