They fill stadiums with fiery speeches, wave unity flags at every rally, and swear they will end President William Ruto’s second term before it even begins. Yet behind the bravado, Kenya’s opposition faces a silent killer that no slogan can defeat: a crippling shortage of campaign cash.
While the president logs six high-energy “development tours” a day—complete with helicopters, branded convoys and wall-to-wall mobilisation—the opposition is quietly downsizing. Leaders now limit events to weekend church gatherings, roadside meet-and-greets and modest village stops. The reason is brutally simple: they can barely afford fuel for the cars, let alone the rest.
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