CAMPAIGNS for the August election officially kicked off yesterday, but President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA torchbearer Raila Odinga are unlikely to campaign in at least nine counties. Yesterday Raila and three other Presidential candidates presented their papers to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and today President Uhuru is expected to present his at KICC. The historical longstanding political hostility between the Agikuyu and the Luo communities still plays a major role in determining the campaign calendars of Uhuru and Raila. Read: Storyteller Raila's chances of victory are actually pretty goodApart from attending state functions in Kisumu and Migori, President Uhuru has never toured the counties to drum up support for his Jubilee Party or his reelection. Wafula Chebukati, the chairman of the IEBC, is the national returning officer for the presidential election.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 07:30 UTC