He led the way in the two sectors.”In politics, Koech rose to fame in the run-up to the 2013 General Election. Raila is said to have funded the retired general in an elaborate political plot to keep Ruto from taking over the party. Raila's former adviser on coalition affairs and exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna writes that he was part of a plan in which the ODM leader gave Koech money to fight Ruto. Ruto was forced to retain lawyers for a battle with Koech at the tribunal and the High Court, Miguna writes. Out of frustration arising from the cases, Ruto abandoned UDM and registered his own United Republican Party ahead of the 2013 election.

Source: The Star November 29, 2020 20:15 UTC