Deputy President William Ruto and former Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto during a funeral in Kapsoya, Uasin Gishu on Saturday, December 23, 2017. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Deputy President William Ruto must reconcile with former President Daniel Moi before heading into the 2022 presidential election.
According to Kajiado politician David Sankori, Ruto heavily needs the support of the former head of state before he can approach the rest of the country for votes.
Sankori served as assistant minister in Moi's administration.
He said that the Kalenjin community must at all costs remain united if it wants to rise back to presidency in the next election.
"The Maa community are concerned about the need for Ruto and Moi to reconcile. We are ready to support a Kalenjin president in the next election but we should be told if Gideon Moi will oppose Ruto in 2022," he said.
Sankori said the Rift Valley community is not as united as it was during President Moi’s time because his son and the DP have never sat together as brothers.
"I am ready to be part of the reconciliation team. We need a serious team of elders from Rift Valley to travel to Kabarak to meet with Mzee Moi. Ruto needs Moi more because the former president has nothing to lose."
"We also believe Ruto can make a good leader and this is the reason we are asking him to seek Moi's blessings which he badly needs," the politician, who is representing South Rift in the national council of elders," he added.