[William Ruto (left) with Raila Odinga. Raila says Ruto cannot be president without his support. Photo/Nation]
NASA leader Raila Odinga insists that Deputy President William Ruto needs him more than ever in 2022 presidential race.
Having worked before, the two went separate ways months to 2013 elections only for Ruto to team up with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"Even Ruto knows that he cannot be President without Raila Odinga. Do you thinke he can really make it?" he asked.
Throughout elections, Ruto persistently took jibes at Raila and at times pleaded with him to quit politics.
But at Kipkelion on Thursday, Raila insisted that he still remains relevant in Kenyan politics adding that Ruto needs him 'more than ever'.
"He needs me and that is a fact. I will make him president if he wants. He cannot make without my backing."
Raila's remarks comes amid intense activities within his NASA coalition among them planned swearing-in and succession politics surrounding is probable exit from politics.
Already, both Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka are pushing to have Raila's support base behind them.