This archive report was first published on 18 July 2020.
As the 2022 presidential election draws near, Deputy President William Ruto is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta. In a strategic move, Ruto has directed Belgut MP Nelson Koech to lead a special team of surveyors, political scientists, and researchers to conduct national surveys on his candidature.
According to sources, the special poll team has been tasked with portraying Ruto as having a majority support in the Mt. Kenya region, with the aim of weaving a narrative that he is more popular than President Kenyatta.
”The Focus Region is Mt. Kenya region and they want to show that he has a majority support in Mt. Kenya and other regions,” a source confided to this writer.
MP Koech, who holds a Certificate in International Relations from the Lewis Ham College in the UK, floated the idea of a pollster team to Ruto several months ago, and it has finally taken off.
