Until he was elected to office, Deputy President William Ruto tried to stop the current Constitution from being enacted. It will, however, be an uphill task for Ruto to stop the tide against the constitutional change. The Ruto camp has dismissed his efforts, saying the changes are at the heart of his renewed bid for power. Instead of reaching out to Ruto, Raila reached out to his rival Gideon Moi and his father retired, President Daniel Moi. Ruto has staked his 2022 presidential bid on the status quo, while Raila has staked his political ambitions on fundamental changes to the Executive.

Source: The Star April 27, 2018 21:00 UTC