Ruto Might Be Having More Control In The Senate Than Raila

If the recently released senatorial results are any indication, William Ruto, a candidate for the Kenya Kwanza party, will be numerically stronger in the Senate than Raila Odinga, a candidate for the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance.

In the elections held on August 9th, parties linked with the Kenya Kwanza coalition helped 24 senators-to-be earn their seats, while the Azimio La Umoja coalition party secured a total of 23 seats.

In DP Ruto’s home territory of the Rift Valley, the majority of the Kenya Kwanza faction’s senators-elect won, while the alliance also scored substantial victory in the Mt. Kenya region.

Kenya Kwanza also won one senate seat each in the counties of Kakamega, Marsabit, and Tana River.

“It is now official; Kenya Kwanza controls the Senate. Thank you Kenyans for the trust,” Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen posted on Twitter on Friday.

Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) camp won 20 senate seats in the 2017 general election, while outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee won 27 of the possible 47 senate seats.