Raila Odinga, William Ruto's campaign promises that spell doom for taxpayers

Deputy President William Ruto with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a past event. [File, Standard]

Top presidential candidates Raila Odinga of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition and Kenya Kwanza’s William Ruto could be staring at a heavy post-election burden to satisfy the expectations of the long list of allies.

With the list growing by the day as the two coalitions expand their winning potential by luring more allies into their camps with a promise for plum government jobs, observers believe that the only way they will appease all the allies is by expanding the Government. Their allies, too, admit they will have to exploit existing structures including the creation of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) positions to accommodate many.