Uhuru and Raila are both fair game for Ruto in Kibra mini-poll

The Kibra by-election was expected to be a routine affair until footballer MacDonald Mariga, widely viewed as a “project” of Deputy President William Ruto, entered the race.

The by-election thus transformed into a supremacy contest between the Deputy President and ODM leader Raila Odinga and immediately raised questions on what position President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has a cooperation agreement with Odinga, would take in relation to the election.