Deputy President William Ruto point in Nyanza met at a Nairobi hotel to plan what they described as their economic strategy for the region. [File, Standard]Deputy President William Ruto’s quest to infiltrate the Nyanza region ahead of next year’s elections is gaining momentum as his new allies in the region stepped up efforts to popularise him. Last week, leaders who included one of Ruto’s point men in Nyanza, Eliud Owalo, met at a Nairobi hotel to plan what they described as their economic strategy for the region. “We want to challenge ODM’s dominance in the Nyanza region. The politician claimed that they have the blessings of Ruto to organise the meeting with one of the agendas being to look for ways to attract more Nyanza leaders to their camp.

Source: Standard Digital May 17, 2021 06:50 UTC