It is no doubt that Deputy President William Ruto will be vying for the top seat in the 2022 general elections.

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Chances are high that he might clinch the seat and become the country’s fifth president.

Assuming that DP Ruto succeeds President Uhuru Kenyatta, then he will serve for only two terms (ten years) then retire from politics, unless the constitution is changed before he completes his term. 

Even if he doesn’t succeed in his presidential bid, it will reach a time that he must exit national politics. 

Currently, he is the de facto leader of the Kalenjin community, a majority of which is in Rift Valley, but there are several politicians likely to take over from him once he retires.

Gideon Moi

The Baringo Senator is considered the biggest threat to Deputy President Wiliam Ruto’s presidential bid. Rumours have it that he is also eyeing the top seat though he has not publicly declared so, only his allies talking about it, perhaps to test the waters.

Senator Moi cannot be compared to DP Ruto in terms of political support base he commands in the Rift Valley but he has a huge potential of taking over from Ruto, in future, depending on how he will play his 2022 politics.

Jackson Mandago

Mandago only ventured into politics in 2013 when he vied for the Uasin Gishu gubernatorial seat. Before then, he was a nobody in the Rift Valley political scenes. Fast forward six years later and the county boss is a household name. 

His fearless and direct kind of leadership has won him the admiration of many Kalenjins. He stands a better chance of inheriting DP Ruto’s political bedrock.

Kipchumba Murkomen

The Elgeyo Marakwet Senator has rose within the ranks to be the Leader of Majority in the Senate. His vocalness and closeness to DP Ruto have made him a darling to many Jubilee supporters. 

If the DP succeeds to become President, Murkomen will most likely be among the powerful and influential politicians in government and if he plays his cards well and learns the art of politics from his boss (DP Ruto), then he might just take over as the Rift Valley kingpin.

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