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Ruto also doesn't need a majority in Mt Kenya to ultimately win a general election if he maintains a decent 30-40 per cent share alongside his strongholds in the Rift Valley and new political arrangements and alliances across Western-Nyanza (Lake), and Coastal regions.
The risk to President Ruto from a Mt Kenya blowout at this point is still not a certain loss in 2027, but a failure to get the required over 50 per cent on the first round, to avoid a run-off.
A high-stakes political litmus test for control over the vote-rich Mt Kenya region.
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