By PATRICK LANG'ATMore by this AuthorFor Deputy President William Ruto, the next five years will be for planning, waiting, and strategizing. The swearing-in of President Kenyatta for a second and final term puts Mr Ruto at a pole position to succeed his boss at State House in 2022. He has served President Kenyatta with unquestioning loyalty and unbridled attention. The Jubilee leadership had publicised that President Kenyatta will rule until 2022, after which he will support his ‘brother’ Mr Ruto. And barring any tectonic waves in the party political line-up, Mr Ruto stands as the unopposed Jubilee flag-bearer in the 2022 race.

Source: Daily Nation January 22, 2018 20:37 UTC