It does not appear either man and their advisers have figured any meaningful way to effectively neuter Ruto politically. To be sure, Uhuru has on various occasions given strong indications he’s done with Ruto and will prefer someone else to succeed him. By the same definition, Uhuru clearly must not have meant Ruto to be the man as this would not have been a surprise endorsement. In other words, Uhuru better decide in no uncertain terms whether he wants Ruto to succeed him or not. When Uhuru made Interior minister Fred Matiang’i "Super CS", most observers expected he was so elevated to specifically finish Ruto politically.

Source: The Star November 23, 2019 03:22 UTC