Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid appears to be marred by uncertainty.This is due to the close relationship between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition boss Raila Odinga.
After their truce exactly a year ago, some have viewed their union as a pending coalition that might see the duo vie for the 2022 presidential election as a team, resulting to Uhuru disregarding his initial pledge to support Ruto.
However, Ruto at the same time seems to be enjoying some strong support in Uhuru's Mt Kenya home turf. This is despite Uhuru's apparent refusal to endorse the DP, which is not a very good move by the Head of State who is currently considered the Mt Kenya kingpin.
Should Uhuru join hands with Raila in 2022, it is very likely that Ruto will get a good number of votes in Central Kenya without his support.
Since Uhuru will most probably be exiting power after his second and last term, he will not be engaging in active politics which will automatically see him lose his current political touch.
Consequently, the person who will have played the biggest role in selling the Ruto agenda will stand a big chance of coming out as the Central Kenya ultimate political decision maker going forward.
If area leaders drag their feet in wrestling power out of Uhuru's hands, there is a big possibility that Ruto will be seeking to establish himself as the region's head.
The DP is already considered the Rift Valley kingpin.
This is the same card Raila has been playing, taking advantage of the fact that regions like the Coast have no political kingpin to take over.
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