There are clear signs that Deputy President William Ruto will not be endorsed to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta by the people of Central Kenya.
According to political analyst Ajwang Agina, the DP should start strategising how to occupy the house on the hill without the support of the populous Kikuyu community.
Reacting to recent remarks by Jubilee Party vice-chairman David Murathe that Central Kenya has no Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ruto over the 2022 poll, Agina said the vocal politician was speaking the mind and feelings of majority Kikuyus.
Agina, a political commentator for Deutche Welle, a German public broadcaster and Radio France International, said Kikuyus fear Ruto will not protect their interests and, therefore, they will deny him the much-needed votes to send him to the State House.
"He (Murathe) was passing the message on behalf of many people from Kikuyu land who fear the Ruto presidency. They fear he would not take care of their interests," he told the Sunday Standard.
Murathe's remarks has caused a raging debate in the Central region which has divided the area political leadership across the middle.
Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung'wa has termed the sentiments as personal and claimed Murathe was 'drunk' while making them.
"Holiday season iko na ulevi zingine mbaya to some people. Lets pray alipewa maziwa kidogo...kidoooogo tu and he will sober up. (Holiday season has some nasty drunkenness on some people. Let's hope he took a glass of milk to sober up)," Ichung'wa said.
However, others such as Nominated MP Maina Kamanda have supported Murathe's statement saying Kikuyus owes no one debt in 2022.
"When the right time comes, we will say the same things Mr Murathe has said but for now let us just focus on the unity of the country," Kamanda said.