How Ruto has singlehandedly dismantled Mt Kenya region politically

When President William Ruto entered into a political pact with the former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013 as a result of the International Criminal Court (ICC) charges each had their own expectations. Although they were united in fear of being jailed, Uhuru was eyeing the president but his deputy had grand plans  for Mt Kenya region.

With the help of his loyalists, Ruto managed to snatch Mt Kenya region from Uhuru’s grip and defeated Raila, Uhuru’s preferred Presidential candidate. [File, Standard]

After ascending to power as Kenya's first deputy president, Ruto became a regular visitor in the Mt Kenya region, presenting himself as Uhuru’s errand boy.

He crisscrossed every corner of the region as a philanthropist, chief guest for church and school fundraisers, and sometimes launching development projects, and to the delight of the locals, he frequently greeted them Mwathani agocwo and Ngai ni mwega, which is loosely translated to mean ‘Praise God, and God is good.”