Sotik member of parliament Joyce Laboso has explained how the Bomet voting patterns will favour her gubernatorial bid.
Speaking on a local television station, the National Assembly Deputy speaker said her push for the governor's seat will be easier now that her political rival, Governor Isaac Ruto, has declared his support for the opposition National Super Alliance.
According to Laboso, NASA is unpopular in Bomet and the South Rift as a whole.
“But I do not want to focus on what my challengers do. I am just going out to the people of Bomet to sell my policies. It is up to Mr Ruto to sell his Nasa too,” said the confident MP.
Basing her argument on voting patterns in the county, Ms Laboso said county residents would be reluctant to support a governor who is "number five" in the Nasa line-up.
“From history, the people will not compromise their support for one of their own who is number two and also eyeing the presidency in 2022 in support of a number five or a number nothing because we don’t even know what that position is in the Constitution,” said Dr Laboso.