Ruto urges Nyanza to join ODM-UD in coalition talks

President William Ruto has moved to secure Nyanza region’s backing for his re-election bid in next year’s general election, saying the region’s interests are best served in his administration. Addressing Kisumu residents at the famous Kondele roundabout, the head of state said the ongoing pre-election coalition talks between the UDA and ODM parties will place the lakeside region firmly inside the government and actualize the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s wish for a united nation. The President, at the same time lashed out at opposition figures over what he described as empty political rhetoric, as Wycliffe Oketch reports Connect with KBC Online; Subscribe to our channel: https://t.ly/86BKNc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.om/KBCChannel1 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbcchannel1TV Check our website: https://www.kbc.co.ke/ #kbcchannel1 #news #kbclive