- Ruto beat Raila in Bungoma but performed below par in Vihiga
- Wetang’ula and Mudavadi negotiated for a 30 per cent stake of government if Ruto wins the presidency.
Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula delivered his home county of Bungoma to Deputy President William Ruto but his ANC counterpart Musalia Mudavadi flopped in Vihiga.
The two party leaders had promised to deliver 70 per cent of all Western votes to the Deputy President. They were tasked with delivering votes across Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia and Trans Nzoia counties.
They negotiated for a 30 per cent stake in government if the Kenya Kwanza coalition wins the presidency.
Provisional results on Thursday morning showed Ruto had garnered 229,409 votes in Bungoma, which represented 63.15 per cent of the ballots counted.
Azimio’s Raila Odinga had 13,478 votes which represented 35.92 per cent of the ballots counted.
In Mudavadi’s Vihiga backyard, Raila got 85,995 votes (59.81 per cent) while Ruto garnered 56,283 votes (39.15).
The results were an indication that Raila had been trounced in Bungoma.
Provisional results depicted that Ruto garnered 76 per cent of the total votes cast at Wetang'ula’s polling station in Namakhele Primary School, beating his opponent Raila by a big margin.
Ruto garnered 276 votes in Mululu Primary School where the ANC leader cast his ballot. Raila garnered 82 votes at the polling station.
In Kakamega, provisional results showed Raila had garnered 288,582 votes, which represented 71.2 per cent of the ballots counted.
Ruto on the other hand got 113,132 votes, representing 27.91 per cent of the ballots counted.
In Busia, Raila garnered 172,519 votes (81 per cent) while Ruto got 38,970 votes (18.3 per cent).
In Trans Nzoia, Ruto got 55,806 votes (51.59 per cent) while Raila managed 51,900 (47.92 per cent).
The Ford Kenya boss and his Amani National Congress counterpart parted ways with Raila after they decamped from the now moribund National Super Alliance over claims of betrayal by the former Prime Minister.
The two accused ODM, which was among the parties under the NASA umbrella, of disregarding the agreements signed at its inception in the run-up to the 2017 election.