William Ruto left the ruling Jubilee Party and ran on the platform of the United Democratic Alliance, which was formed in 2020.
The UDA party symbol is a wheelbarrow, symbolizing “the value, dignity and respect of work in pursuit of an equitable society.”
President Uhuru Kenyatta was against him. But thanks to the people and the Kenyan electoral commission, which uploaded the results on the portal for everyone to see and calculate, 55-year-old Ruto beat the better-known 77-year-old Raila Odinga (who was running for the 5th time) and was declared the president-elect on August 15, 2022.
In February 2023, as long as INEC uploads results on its portal in real time , Nigeria will re-enact the Kenyan experience.
Kenyan electoral commission made history which Ruto acknowledge in his victory speech after he was declared winner, Nigeria INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu and Goodluck Jonathan Observed the election,
The question is will history repeat itself here in Nigeria? Old Kenyan politicians never believe, they were rutting for Raila Odinga even the president.