Political analyst Edward Kisiangani now says that things are no longer smooth between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
Speaking on Citizen TV's Opinion Court on Thursday, the commentator noted that the two are operating on different policies, adding that Ruto is not fully cooperating in Uhuru's development push.
According to Kisiangani, Uhuru is unhappy with Ruto's obsession with his approaching 2022 presidential candidature, hence the recent changes in the government.
He added that the head of state initiated the changes to bring on board officials who can fill the gap left by Ruto and his allies who are no longer committed towards the nation's betterment for political reasons.
"The problem between them emanates from the fact that Uhuru is more keen on development and national issues while Ruto's side is only interested in the 2022 elections. Ruto wants Uhuru's moves to be tailor-made to favour him," he said.
He added that the President is most likely to retaliate by dropping his initial vow to back Ruto's forthcoming candidature should his manifesto fail to release.
He also cautioned that the President might take another shot at Ruto and make more changes for the sake of the nation, but to the disadvantage of his deputy.
"If the 2022 debate continues, he could touch more of Ruto's allies. The President might not even endorse Ruto or even support him at all for 2022. The actual situation of their relationship will be out by 2019," he added.