Uasin gishu governor Jackson Mandago. [Photo/the-star]
In a bid to see president Uhuru Kenyatta is re-elected in the upcoming October 17 fresh presidential election, three governors from the North Rift region say they will deliver 1.7 million votes to him.Governor Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), Stephen Sang (Nandi) and Alex Tolgos (Elgeyo Marakwet) have been holding meetings to strategise on how to campaign for the president."We will have all our MPs, Senators, MCAs and woman representatives hitting the ground to ensure that we reach every voter and urge them to give support to President Kenyatta and DP Ruto," Sang was quoted by the Star."I urge all of us who have been elected to hit the campaign trail and get the Jubilee government back to power. Let us all mobilize our voters to come out in large numbers on the October 17 and vote for Uhuru," the Nandi governor told Nandi county MCA's, Tuesday.Mandago and Tolgos said they will compete amongst themselves to see who delivers most votes for their party leader."We will even compete among ourselves to ensure that we have the highest possible turn out of voters," said Tolgos.