Ruto May not be Interested in the Presidency After all
Mr. Mutahi
Ngunyi is the author of the script that if Mr. William Ruto sticks with
President Uhuru Kenyatta then Kenyatta will make him president. I too believe
that presidents are largely made than they are chosen. But I do not seem to
understand any political calculation that can deliver a Ruto presidency; at
least not in the foreseeable future. I recall a time when my friend told me
that Ruto may not actually be interested in the presidency, after all. I did
not quite understand her but as time passes I keep
finding reasons to believe that part of her reasoning could be true. After all,
initially Ruto was never ever interested in the presidency, at least, not
around this time. I know majority of the people have forgotten the Ruto public
cries, I guess he cried much more in private. He truly couldn't believe he was
deputy president; it was an overwhelming reality. Methinks he is still pretty
much satisfied with the fact that Uhuru helped him become deputy president but
most importantly in tackling that so called personal challenge. It could have
been very difficult for Ruto to survive that challenge if he did not get
support from Kenyatta, in fact, in his words he says he is a hustler. Hustlers
are never known to be very good in accessing and procuring best legal services
minds. Above all as president, Uhuru was so gracious to deploy state machinery
in tackling those personal challenges, both his and Ruto's. It is
understandable to see him cry and it is understandable that he has reason to
stick with Uruhu; not necessarily because he wants to succeed him but for the
fact that Uhuru amemtoa mbali. When he rembers, Ruto cannot but cry. I also saw
Ruto campaigning for Museveni in Kapchorwa few months ago, I doubt it is
because he really likes or believes in Museveni but because he is forever
thankful to Museveni's role in brokering his deal with Uhuru around that time of
mashetani. If you cannot entartain the view that Ruto may not be interested in
the presidency, after all, how then can you explain Ruto's apparent strong
belief that he will get blanket support from the Agikuyu nation in return for
his gesture of delivering the Kalenjin nation's vote for Kenyatta? I believe he
is too smart a politician to believe that and to sink into such cheap politics.
Ruto May not be Interested in the Presidency After all
Reviewed by Ibrahim Magara
on
June 29, 2016
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