Deputy President William Ruto's bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as the country’s fifth head of state is gaining more vigour as days go by.
It is obvious that the 2022 campaigns have commenced thus DP Ruto’s political zeal and passion cannot be politically ignored.
This is because he has severally insisted on the fact that the 2022 race will only be won by people with excellent development record but not political joyriders.
He is no doubt the man to beat.
But the DP’s march to state house will be even made much easier depending on the person he will pick as his running mate.
Ruto should select a running mate outside Rift Valley.
It has to be a person with notable political experience and zeal for the big four agenda.
The chosen one has also need to have the ability to articulate development programs nicely.
This is because already a lot of his political competitors have shown interest and are trying everything possible to outsmart the DP.
The DP has to carefully pick his running mate because we are sure he is going to be on the presidential race.
The DP who hails from the vote-rich region, Rift Valley, has received some resistance from his backyard.
Though Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has not declared his 2022 presidential bid, some of his KANU allies have endorsed him as well as Jubilee 'rebels' in the region known to vote as a block.