On Tuesday, May 17, the national dailies extensively covered the selection of Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua as Raila Odinga's running mate under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party. The StarRaila is betting on the vote-rich Mt Kenya region and millions of women voters to turn the tables on Ruto. Hours after Ruto unveiled Gachagua as his running mate, Raila named Karua as his deputy in what would be Kenya’s first woman DP should the duo triumph on August 9. On the day, Raila unveiled Karua as his running mate, Kalonzo, on the other hand,. However, it remained unclear if Kanu had also cut ties with Azimio as the party secretary-general Nick Salat was at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) where Raila unveiled Karua.

Source: The Star May 17, 2022 06:54 UTC