Nine aspirants including Soy MP Caleb Kositany are among those who have declared interest in succeeding Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago. Eight are interested in running on the ticket of the UDA Party linked to Deputy President William Ruto. Mandago, of the Jubilee Party, will be completing his second term in the county that is home to DP William Ruto whose hustler movement party UDA is likely to dominate Rift politics. Buzeki quit the CCM party as secretary-general after CCM boss Isaac Rutto, former Bomet governor, declared support for DP Ruto. He will be making a second stab at the job after losing to Mandago in Jubilee primaries in 2013.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 19:02 UTC