The Jubilee party's incumbent James Nyoro is seeking re-election against two-term Kiambu senator Kimani Wamatangi from Ruto's United Democratic Alliance former governor William Kabogo and Mwende Gatabaki of the Safina Party a policy expert and impressive operator who is also wife to David Ndii the economics professor and one-time advisor to Odinga who last year switched camps to advise Ruto...

Raila's campaign although yet to be formally launched is a governor-heavy entourage including from Central province of Kikuyu and Meru voters: Nyandarua's Francis Kimemia Meru's Kiraitu Murungi Kiambu's James Nyoro and governors Lee Kinyanjui and Ndiritu Muriithi from Nakuru and Laikipia...

This process is similar to that followed by the government in replacing Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu by his deputy James Karanja Nyoro in January 2020 and neatly avoids pitting the Jubilee-ODM against Ruto supporters in another by-election...