Ruto taps 10 independent candidates to consolidate influence in Parliament

William Ruto and his family arrive at the Bomas of Kenya ahead of presidential results declaration on August 15, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

President-elect William Ruto has tapped at least eight independent candidates who won parliamentary seats in the August 9, 2022 General Election.

The eight met other Kenya Kwanza elected leaders at the outgoing deputy president's residence in Karen, Nairobi on Wednesday, August 17.