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President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto meet leaders from lower Eastern region at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
The much-publicised Tuesday meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and a section of Ukambani professionals is part of a wider Jubilee plot to isolate CORD co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka.
Sources privy to the State House visit, said the President and his deputy are determined to bag the Lower Eastern vote through a newfound strategy of directly reaching out to the people through professionals and public appointees.
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