Mt Kenya governor candidates go for women running mates to appeal the women vote

Mrs Tabitha Mutero gifts a Bible to Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka at his Yatta farm in Machakos county on November 5, 2021, where grassroots women drawn from 12 Mt Kenya counties endorsed his presidential bid. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

After bruising political party primaries, candidates for governorship have another test ahead, which may make or break their ambitions; picking their running mates.

Most of the gubernatorial candidates have picked women in a bid to sway the women's vote but have been careful by ensuring that regional and ethnic balance is taken into consideration.