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Kenyatta and Odinga go all out in Rift Valley for 2022 presidential race

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Ruto's marathon to the presidency

William Ruto became Kenya's fifth president in September 2022 following a tight race against Raila Odinga, who had enjoyed the backing of outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta. We look back on five years of intrigue, negotiations and last-minute about-turns, which ended in a merciless showdown between the two candidates.

Uhuru Kenyatta, who has campaigned for Raila Odinga in the Mount Kenya region, is currently galvanising his political and financial network in the Rift Valley on behalf of his protégé. [...] (378 words)

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Building Bridges Initiative
Equity Bank
George Muhoho
John Seii
Joseph Muya
Kalenjin Council of Elders
Kikuyu Council of Elders
Kung'u Muigai
Mount Kenya Foundation
National Council of Elders
Peter Munga
Raila Odinga
Samuel Maigua
Stephen Karau
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto

Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.

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Odinga seeks election support from Abuja and Pretoria

The presidential candidate, snubbed by Washington, is hoping to gain international stature by securing the support of the continent's heavyweights. Uhuru Kenyatta is backing his approaches to foreign embassies.

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Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

By extending support to Uhuru Kenyatta's preferred presidential candidate, the oligarchs of the powerful Mount Kenya Foundation fear they will be dragged into funding his entire campaign.

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Richard Ngatia, a valued political and business ally of the Kenyattas

The president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is actively campaigning on behalf of Uhuru Kenyatta, but he is also - much more discreetly - partnering his sister Nyokabi Kenyatta on a number of government contracts.

President of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Richard Ngatia.

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Presidential hopefuls seize on Odinga rift to woo Kenyatta

While Kenyatta favourite Raila Odinga reaches out to the opposition, Musalia Mudavadi and Mukhisa Kituyi have called on their sponsors to support their bid in State House to be designated as the president's new candidate.

Musalia Mudavadi (left) and Mukhisa Kituyi (right) are positioning themselves to replace Raila Odinga as Uhuru Kenyatta's runner-up.

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Kenyatta spreads his bets by getting close to presidential hopeful Mukhisa Kituyi

UN veteran Kituyi, who entered the presidential race in January, is backed by an array of hitherto neutral businessmen close to President Uhuru Kenyatta. This is only adding to the paranoia of Raila Odinga, who hopes to see his own candidacy blessed by the head of state.

Former secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mukhisa Kituyi.

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UMT, the new weapon in the Kenyatta clan's electoral arsenal?

With the encouragement of health secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the Kikuyu Council of Elders is setting up a party to champion the constitutional referendum of Kenyatta and Odinga.

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Building Bridges Initiative
Equity Bank
George Muhoho
John Seii
Joseph Muya
Kalenjin Council of Elders
Kikuyu Council of Elders
Kung'u Muigai
Mount Kenya Foundation
National Council of Elders
Peter Munga
Raila Odinga
Samuel Maigua
Stephen Karau
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto

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