Why vote-rich Mt Kenya is the new swing region

Although the General Election is about two years away, all top politicians are focused on Mt Kenya region with the singular mission of wooing the voters to back their aspirations. 

And as happens in many family succession cases, the transition from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s leadership into the unknown has caused some jitters.

The President, according to some of his friends and critics, still has some hold on to the region,...