Uhuru’s uphill task as he seeks to win back his Mt. Kenya backyard

With campaigns for the August 9 presidential election getting more intensive, President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to launch a charm offensive to win back his Mt Kenya backyard, which has in the last four years been drifting towards his deputy William Ruto.

While most elected leaders, including the majority of governors, have sided with Azimio la Umoja movement, which is rooting for ODM leader Raila Odinga, who has Uhuru’s support, there is a feeling that the President will need to do more to woo ordinary citizens in the vote-rich region to back his candidature.