The total votes from the five counties constituting Western Kenya have been tallied, revealing how many Deputy President William Ruto garnered as compared to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
During the campaigns, Ruto entered into an agreement with ANC's Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford-Kenya counterpart, Moses Wetangula, to deliver 70 per cent of the vote in exchange for a per centage of Kenya Kwanza government should the coalition ascend to power.
Data accessed by Kenyans.co.ke from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) showed that Ruto trailed Raila in four of the five counties in Western region. They area Busia, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia and Vihiga.
In total, the former Prime Minister garnered 955,185 votes compared to Kenya Kwanza's 611,475 votes.
In Kakamega, Raila got 71.14 per cent of the votes totaling to 357,665 votes against Ruto's 140,450 votes.
In Bungoma, Ruto defeated the former Prime Minister after garnering 255,907 votes representing 63.16 per cent of the votes while Raila got 145,240 votes. The county is Wetangula's stronghold and he clinched the Senate seat in the polls.
In Vihiga, where Mudavadi resides, Azimio la Umoja garnered 114,717 votes against Kenya Kwanza's 67,631 votes while in Busia, the former achieved 226,317 votes representing 81 per cent while the DP only managed 48,827.
Finally, Azimio la Umoja got 111,246 votes in Trans Nzoia beating Kenya Kwanza's 98,657 votes.
During the campaigns, the three principals agreed that Wetangula and Mudavadi would support Ruto's presidency in exchange for expanded roles in his government.
If successful, the ANC leader would become the Prime Minister and the duo would be guaranteed six slots in Ruto's Cabinet which will consist of 21 Cabinet Secretaries.
The two were also promised priority development projects in their home turfs.
"We know exactly what we negotiated for. Positions and conditions are not our portion. Let's focus first on what our people will get," Wetangula noted at the time.
In other agreements, Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) party, which is led by outgoing Kilifi governor, Amason Kingi, secured the position of Senate Speaker.
He was also promised appointment of his allies at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kilifi will benefit from priority projects provide he hands 50 per cent of the votes in Kilifi to UDA.
