Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbai now wants Orange Democratic (ODM) Party leader Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to back Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid.

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Mbai claims that Raila and Kalonzo owe DP Ruto a political debt which they have to pay.

Speaking to journalists in Kitui Town on Saturday, the Jubilee lawmaker said Ruto is the right candidate to succeed president Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.

He said that the former Turbo MP has the interests of the country at heart and will advance them if he succeeds president Kenyatta in 2022.

"The truth is that DP Ruto is the only best-suited candidate to succeed president Kenyatta and we call on Raila, Kalonzo, and others to support him in 2022," he said.

Mbai said that the country will be in safer hands if Ruto takes over power in 2022.

The Kitui East lawmaker also said that the Kamba community will back DP Ruto in 2022.

He claimed that the community has been in the political cold for many years and will play its cards well when the time comes.

DP Ruto is among top politicians who have declared interest to succeed Uhuru when his term comes to an end in 2022.