A journalist's question to Deputy President William Ruto as to whether he had started early campaigns resulted in an interesting though expected response. Dr Ruto, a leading presidential aspirant, was categorical that what he was engaged in was the inspection of development projects as part of his official duties. As expected, a lobby group taking issue with his position on campaigns.
The genesis of the controversy is the disjuncture between the law and reality in Kenya. While the law envisages that campaigns will be conducted during a designated period, in practice the announcement of results for one General Election marks the unofficial start for the next one.
