Of course, the Western and Coast votes are the most numerous and very important after the Kikuyus. People might say he is frequenting Western and Coast because he wants to use them as his fallback plan in case Central dumps him. If he gets these votes (from Western and Coast) even if the Kikuyus support him, he will still be doing well. So even if the Kikuyus were to support Ruto, he will be very happy to get a chunk of the Western vote. Raila still enjoys massive support in Western and if he and Uhuru back Mudavadi, then Ruto will not get a single vote in the region.

Source: The Star April 18, 2019 04:07 UTC