Do-or-die moment for DP Ruto as Kericho and Malindi voters head to the polls

Deputy President William Ruto campaigning in Kericho

NAIROBI: Tomorrow’s by-elections in Kericho and Malindi will be a litmus test for Deputy President William Ruto’s political mettle. President Uhuru Kenyatta gave a wide berth to the campaigns unlike during the Kajiado Central by-election last year when he campaigned for the Jubilee candidate.

There, as is the case in Kericho and Malindi, the by-election was occasioned by President Kenyatta appointing the constituency’s MP Joseph Nkaiserry to replace Joseph ole Lenku as Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security.