Deputy President William Ruto is just a step away from the presidency but it could also be the closest he will ever get.
He has already shown interest in clinching the seat and also started making moves towards realising the dream. However, this could end up being just another dream that ends as soon as he wakes up.
Despite being a great leader, Ruto misses the main point and this will come back to haunt him when the time comes.
First, he has failed to learn from the mistakes of others and wants to learn from his own. He is expecting too much from Mt Kenya region, something that might end up not paying off.
Already, some of the leaders have already started signalling him that he might not get the support on a silver platter including Kiambu governor William Kabogo. It is not even predictable what will happen if Uhuru wins in 2017.
Will his worth still stand or another person from the same region will come out in search of the presidency overshadowing him? He has to consider it.
Also, the DP is only relying on the Kalenjin and Kikuyu voting blocs. His regular nationwide trips are not bearing much fruit and only winning retired or weak leaders like James Ongwae, Ken Lusaka and Noah Wekesa drawn from Cord strongholds. These are politically weak and unable to deliver anything tangible.
He would have achieved a milestone if Ababu Namwamba's team joined him but they too went ahead to deny any links with him.
The differences in his own background are also a threat with other leaders from the Rift Valley including Isaac Ruto, Oscar Sudi and Gideon Moi putting on a spirited fight against him and even declining to join the JAP.
Despite brushing them off as politically weak, they might cost him at the end.
All he currently clings on to is the hope that the Kikuyu community gives back the support he and his supporters gave them and that the Cord coalition keeps on fragmenting.