Baringo Senator Gideon Moi's presidential bid could be a pipe dream if remarks from the area Governor Stanley Kiptis are anything to go by.
Gideon has since hinted at vying for the top seat in the approaching 2022 general elections, and seems to have began national tours to promote the pending ambition.
However, he seems to be making no progress after Kiptis on Thursday laughed off his ambition.
In an interview on Radio Citizen' 'Mjadala was Citizen' Thursday morning, Kiptis said that the region will rally behind Deputy President William Ruto who seems closer to the top seat.
"Japo uwanja uko wazi kwa wote wanaotaka urais Seneta Moi akiwemo, sisi tutamuunga Naibu wa Rais maana ndiye aliye karibu na urais.
(Gideon has every right to vie for the seat but as Baringo county we will support Deputy President Ruto)," said the Governor.
He added that the region will not condone a situation that will see it scatter its votes the instance that the leaders face-off in the contest.
Kiptis said that Moi's Kenya African National Union (KANU) party is an ally of the ruling Jubilee Party and is part of an initial agreement guaranteeing Ruto automatic backing as President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor.
"Kama Jubilee, KANU ikiwemo, tuliamua 2022 ni Ruto kwa hivyo tuje pamoja wore ili tumuunge mkono (We had an agreement as the Jubilee fraternity, let's stick to it)," he added.
Moi and Ruto are also currently locked up in an ongoing supremacy battle in the Rift Valley region.