Battle of egos as campaigns close ahead of Kibra electionDeputy President William Ruto shakes hands with Jubilee Party candidate McDonald Mariga in Kibera. [Collins Kweyu]Just days to Kibra parliamentary by-election, political parties are leaving nothing to chance as campaigns enter the homestretch.The contest is seen as a supremacy contest between ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto. Yesterday, with one day to the close of campaigns, Raila tore into Ruto, accusing him of making false promises to Kibra voters. “He is the Deputy President, for heaven’s sake, what was stopping him from doing all this only to wait for this time to start making empty promises to the people of Kibra?” the ODM leader posed. A week ago in a had hitting statement seemingly targeting the ODM leader, Mudavadi said they would not allow politics of rhetoric to control Kibra.

Source: Standard Digital November 02, 2019 06:33 UTC