The appointment of individuals from the Maasai community to President Uhuru Kenyatta's government appears to have paid off in the just concluded elections.
Despite Narok, Kajiado and Samburu counties being considered as swing vote regions, or opposition strongholds, the President garnered 149,585 votes (53.09 per cent) of the Narok vote, beating his main rival -- opposition leader Raila Odinga -- who got 130,032 votes (46.15 per cent).
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