One person was killed and several others injured when strong
winds destroyed tents during campaigns for JAP Kajiado
Central MP candidate Patrick Tutui.
The tent reportedly fell on a crowd listening to a speech during
the rally held by Deputy President William Ruto in Kajiado on
Monday.
Police said those injured were rushed to Kajiado county
hospital and the dead to Ngatata Health Centre mortuary.
Tutui will vie against ODM Candidate Elijah Memusi in the
March 16 by-election.
Ruto will use the by-election to test his grip on the expansive
Rift Valley constituency ahead of the 2017 general election.
He has camped in the constituency for the last two weeks,
campaigning for Tutui.
Ruto is also set to test the waters for the proposed merger
between his URP and President Uhuru Kenyatta's TNA, even
as he moves to reassure his support base of a stable
relationship in the ruling Jubilee alliance.
His critics have questioned the rationale for the merger that
will see the formation of a single political vehicle ahead of
2017, arguing it is a scheme to “use and dump” him.
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