Deputy President William Ruto is a frightened man.
This is the reason behind his suddenly-acquired vocal nature, following opposition leader Raila Odinga's recent meeting with retired President Daniel Moi, a move which he sees as a threat to his 2022 presidential ambition.
Despite having earlier bragged that he has a well-choreographed plan that will enable him successfully replace President Uhuru Kenyatta upon his retirement after the forthcoming elections, Ruto is all of a sudden fearful, scared and bitter, proof that he fears for his political future.
Ruto has resorted to lamenting over non-existent issues, including allegations that there is a plan to amend the constitution to allow for the return of a parliamentary system of leadership, claims that cannot be justified, proving that he is not as confident as he has been trying the nation to believe, otherwise, he would remain calm and unmoved.
He is further proving that just like the rebelling opposition co-principals Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula, he was not aware of the recent handshake between the Odinga-Kenyatta handshake forth hand, hence his suspicions over the ongoing hearsay about the allegedly pending referendum.
With neither Odinga nor Kenyatta having shed any more light on the truce, a similar case with the Ambassador Martin Kimani and Odinga's lawyer Paul Mwangi duo that was tasked with the responsibility of continuing the disclosed meeting's agenda which has remained silent, Ruto, having earlier given an impression that he was aware of the meeting is expected to be relaxed whether or not such plans do exist.
Contrary to the expected reaction from him, he seems the most surprised about the fast-growing debate.
The DP who was just recently calling upon leaders to quit politicking and concentrate on development is suddenly politically active and bashing unnamed leaders, accusing them of planning to spearhead the amendment, another proof that his initial soft-spoken approach and calls for development were not only fake, but also another political strategy which seems to have failed to give the expected results.
Ruto is, therefore, a worried man, a character that is likely to make him vulnerable to fellow politicians and possible 2022 rivals.