The rival Kenya Kwanza team behind Ruto his deputy presidential nominee Rigathi Gachagua and ex-ministers Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang'ula are confident that on the day they will restore the lead they held until May (Dispatches 24/1/22 Musalia Mudavadi springs January surprise as he backs Deputy President Ruto)...

The voting preferences of women will be more significant but perhaps counter-intuitively the choice of Karua as the first female Deputy Presidential candidate by Azimio in May has not resulted in a nationwide switch by woman voters to Raila/Karua as the majority remain pro-Ruto by a significant margin according to the local TIFA opinion polls (Dispatches 16/5/22 Martha Karua and Rigathi Gachagua make the cut as running mates)...

The fierce arguments between Karua and Ruto's running mate Rigathi Gachagua saw both candidates try to establish their potential for leadership (AC Dispatches 15/5/22 Martha Karua and Rigathi Gachagua make the cut as running mates)...

Ruto's pickAfter weeks of speculation and delays Ruto picked Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua at the expense of Senator Kithure Kindiki in Tharaka-Nithi who was the preferred candidate among Mount Kenya MPs in Ruto's Kenya Kwanza (AC Vol 61 No 19 Keeping up with the Kenyattas)...

In response Ruto selected Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua who has acquired a reputation as a rabble rousing campaigner but faces corruption and money-laundering charges (Dispatches 16/5/22 Martha Karua and Rigathi Gachagua make the cut as running mates)...

From Mount Kenya Ruto's possible running mates include Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua who like Ruto has fallen out with President Kenyatta having served as his personal assistant in the early 2000s...