The two are the frontrunners in the running mate race that has threatened to tear apart the political coalition. Daily NationInsiders told Kenyans.co.ke that the DP's Kenya Kwanza had already settled on a running mate but last-minute demands by the Mathira MP threw spanner in the works. The entry of the Mathira MP at the last minute complicated the matrix for Ruto, further throwing his plans in jeopardy. FileGachagua had initially disclosed that the job of picking a running mate would be solely handled by DP Ruto. "We have given him the free hand to pick his running mate as opposed to the other side whereby the talks are polarising," the MP stated in a past interview.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2022 15:23 UTC