Raila Odinga and William Ruto: Arch-rivals who mirror each other in vote hunt

Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the installation of Most Reverend Philip Anyolo as the Archbishop of Kisumu Catholic Archdiocese.[DPPS, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto are going head to head on campaign strategies as the race for 2022 narrows down to a matter of months.

Sizing each other, sometimes shadowing each other, the country's top political figures are not leaving anything to chance in a battle that has adopted slogans, catchphrases, models, targeted messaging and perception building.