William Ruto truce fails to stop infighting at Husler house

Deputy President William Ruto. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto's timely intervention notwithstanding, the vicious infighting within his political camp escalated to the battle for the soul of the hustler nation.

Ruto convinced Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria to withdraw his Peoples Empowerment Party (PEP) candidate from the Kiambaa mini-poll, but the bitter taste this left in Kuria's camp further stoked the war of words.

A statement issued by Kuria early yesterday gave the impression that he was forced to drop his candidate, but also threw barbs at the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) for triggering the withdrawal.