Don't conflate: Azimio vs KK yes are different strategy. KK benefits in MP/governor race - PORK Azimio benefits.
Kirinyaga: everyone and their goat knows Waiguru already has UDA ticket. It why Ngirici fled. This is not Kiambu with several serious competitors in UDA splitting votes.
Waiguru is not that popular.. your own MOAS has Ruto 75%. But even Mizani gives Waiguru meagre 33% vs 27% Karua - Ngirici 20%.
In present 3-horse race Waiguru wins. But
IF Karua steps down for Ngirici - with new excuse to prop Raila nationally - Waiguru kwisha.
Right now UDA has many candidates competing for it - so opinion polls will shows 25-30 percent for leading candidates- but come April 16th - equation changes - UDA candidates will begin with unassailable 50 plus one in former Jubilee (now UDA) zones. This is how party wave will carry Waiguru to second term.
You can almost say UDA will win 10 GEMA counties and 7 RV Counties and 5 counties - that is start of 22 or roughly half the counties where UDA/KKK will enjoy 50 percent plus 1 support comes mid April when nomination is settled.
Azimio do not seem to have any nomination plans - and that is their waterloo - because they are likely not agree to file one candidate - Ruto is busy now making sure KK have one candidate - by April 15th when party nomination will end.