Lee Kinyanjui, the former governor of Nakuru County, won the seat on a Jubilee ticket in the 2017 general elections after unsuccessfully running for the same position in 2013.
Kinyanjui earned a bachelor's degree in literature from Kenyatta University before going on to complete a master's degree in business administration at the University of Nairobi.
He was recently added to Ruto's cabinet as minister for Investments, Trade and Industry