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Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga and Kenya Kwanza's William Ruto. [File, Standard]
As Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga battle for the presidency, they will be wrestling over a handful of counties that are likely to determine which coalition ascends to the State House.
The outcome of the August 9 General Election will be heavily influenced by the realignments that have happened over the past five years, key among them the alliance between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Opposition leader Raila.
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