PREMIUM Battle for Western: Ruto, opposition fight for Mulembe Nation vote Western Kenya's 2.9 million voters have become the focus of an early political contest, with President and opposition intensifying campaigns. Politics Just now Listen

Photo credit: Alex Odhiambo | Nation Media Group Opposition leaders used the Bungoma rally to intensify attacks on President Ruto’s administration while rallying behind Mr Sifuna, who is increasingly being presented by his allies as a potential presidential contender.

Governor Natembeya said Western Kenya had repeatedly lost political opportunities because of divisions among its leaders and urged them to unite behind one presidential candidate.

Article Western Kenya has emerged as a battleground in the race to State House, with both President William Ruto and the opposition making an early push for the country’s second-largest voting bloc.