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Long wait as intrigues delay the unveiling of Ruto's running mate

Residents protested in Karatina Town in Mathira, Nyeri after the news leaked that Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua would not be picked as Kenya Kwanza of William Ruto as running mate. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

The naming of Deputy President William Ruto’s running mate was delayed yesterday amid last-minute horse-trading from two contestants jostling for the position.

What Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) had promised to be a short affair ended up late into the night as allies of Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki and Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua failed to agree.

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