As soon as he landed back from Germany, President William Ruto rushed to the Mount Kenya region, a stronghold in the 2022 elections that is fast escaping his grip.

It had been weeks since the Head of State toured his favourite destination over the last decade. A round of trips in former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's backyard and two back-to-back foreign tours have kept him from Central Kenya.

It is through countless trips to Mt Kenya that he won the hearts of the masses and was able to claim the largest chunk of the region's vote in the last polls.