Ruto pushes back in Mt. Kenya after Uhuru urges voters to reject him

We begin in Nyeri County, where President William Ruto staged a fightback campaign in the vote-rich Mt. Kenya region, saying his track record in office will earn him a second term. The president campaigned a day after his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, asked residents to reject Ruto's re-election bid in what appeared to be the closing of ranks with Ruto's former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua. Elsewhere, deputy prof. Kithure Kindiki campaigned in Kirinyaga, telling Gachagua to prepare for defeat in the scramble for the region's vote.