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The region that will produce DP William Ruto's running mate has already been settled, this is according to Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi.

The region that will produce DP William Ruto's running mate has already been settled, this is according to Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi.

Speaking on Tuesday during an interview with a local radio station (Kass FM), Sudi rubbished reports that the UDA Presidential candidate is in a dilemma over the choice of his running mate ahead of August 9th general polls.

The vocal Ruto allied legislator said the entrance of ANC Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya's Moses Wetangula into Ruto's camp has not complicated things for the Kenya Kwanza team in any way.

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According to Sudi, the team has already agreed and settled on Mt Kenya as the region that will produce Ruto's running mate.

He however maintained that Ruto is yet to settle on a specific candidate among his many allies from the region.

"We have agreed as Kenya Kwanza that the running mate slot will go to the mountain. We have, however, not yet settled on who will be picked and it is upon the stakeholders to decide on that," Sudi stated. 

The lgieslator added they are ahead of their Azimio counterparts and that they will not wait to see who they will pick as their running mate before they (Ruto's team) can settle on their choice.

"We will not wait for Azimio to pick their running mate before we can settle on ours. We are always ahead of them and we will reveal our choice at the right time" added Sudi.

{{Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi during an interview show with Kass FM radio on Tuesday [Photo: Courtesy}

This comes at a time when there has been pull and push among Ruto and Mudavadi allies over the choice of a running mate. Ruto allies have already accused Senator Cleophas Malala of driving a wedge between their principals.

This was after Malala complicated things for Ruto, claiming that the Western Kenya region should be given the chance to nominate Ruto's running mate as part of its bargaining power.

The staunch Mudavadi ally insisted that ANC should be given the running mate position further exposing Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua who had earlier on maintained that the running mate position had been preserved for the mountain.

Ruto has been walking on a tightrope in his quest to succeed President Uhuru as he tries to balance the interests of the Western Kenya region and Mt Kenya.