News Hub Creator 04/26/2022
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With less than three days to go, presidential aspirants with their gubernatorial counterparts are in jitters following IEBC chief Chebukati's announcement yesterday that they must name their running mates within 72 hours.
Though the decision is easy and partly challenging to make, an insider who spoke to People Daily said that the deputy president William Ruto does not want to be the first presidential aspirant to name his running mate.
Team Kenya Kwanza led by Deputy president William Ruto, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula is allegedly waiting for Raila to disclose his running mate before they can name DP Ruto's running mate.
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Allegedly, being the first to name your running mate is a disadvantage. According to insiders, if Ruto names his running mate first, it would give his opponents a chance to review the regional balance in their equation.
Let's say Ruto names a running mate from Mount Kenya region, Raila may also be forced to name someone from the region to level the battleground for the region's votes. But also, if Ruto names a running from the Western region, Raila may also ignore mount Kenya demands and name his running mate from somewhere else.
Unfortunately for the deputy president William Ruto, Raila is also allegedly awaiting him to name before he can also name his running mate. It's a matter of who goes first.
