Country in grip of election fever two years to polls

Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka addressed locals in Sultan Hamud and Emali in Makueni county. [Photo, Standard]

Kenya is caught in an endless electioneering cycle, with both opposition and ruling coalition politicians on the campaign trail, more than two years before the next election.

In response to mounting criticism from opposition leaders, led by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, President William Ruto and his allies have launched political tours thinly veiled as economic empowerment initiatives.