President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto were best of friends when they took over power in 2013.
From matching what they were wearing to public display of chemistry between the two leaders, their bromance was out for all to see.
To political pundits, Ruto was ‘too’ powerful and Kenya had ‘two’ presidents.
However, things have changed since Kenyatta secured his second and last term in office.
During the campaign period, Uhuru would introduce his deputy as Bill, William, my friend or ndugu yangu.
Recently, the head of state has been using words that many feel are meant to demean his deputy.
Kijana wa kutangatanga, kuzurura, deputy yangu among others.
When he announced a move to do lifestyle audit to all government workers, Uhuru referred to Ruto as ‘huyu’.
I will lead by example as the president alafu huyu atafuata,” he said pointing at the DP.