According to insiders in his camp, Dr Ruto will in the coming weeks “stamp his authority as the President’s principal assistant” as he consolidates support to cement his bid. ‘System’, sometimes referred to as ‘deep state’, refers to powerful bureaucrats and heads of top state institutions. Dr Ruto earlier this year said the ‘system’ was working against his office and his presidential ambitions. “We recognise micro, small and medium-sized business as central forces of innovation, job creation and economic growth in our country,” Dr Ruto tweeted last week. He said this will be taken to the villages to ensure Dr Ruto mobilises support to outshine the likely candidate of the ‘system’.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2020 07:52 UTC