Mr Odinga garnered 50 per cent of the votes (118,623) compared to Mr Kenyatta's 46 per cent (109,413). With Mr Odinga having been given the Nasa presidential ticket, the stage is now set for another round of battle for Maasailand vote between the two leaders come August 8 General Election. Seen as the steering wheel for opposition politics in the county, Mr Kenta describes the political mood in Maasailand as a re-awakening. Citing ideological differences with the Jubilee party leadership, Mr Kenta said the Jubilee government failed to articulate the issues facing the Maasai Community. National Super Alliance (Nasa) presidential candidate Raila Odinga in a past event in Narok County when Narok North MP Moitalel ole Kenta.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2017 09:00 UTC