Riggy G's impeachment shows Ruto's political chess mastery

President William Ruto and DP Rigathi Gachagua.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua aka Riggy G met his waterloo in the National Assembly on Tuesday when 281 MPs voted to remove him from his post. Only 44 lawmakers voted to keep him as the country's second in command.

Pundits are pointing to President Ruto's political mettle in mobilization of MPs, and excellent execution of the impeachment. Whatever the strategy that was employed in achieving the seamless process, everyone agrees that President Ruto is a political Chessmaster. Many people attribute the President's political adeptness to the tutelage that he received at the feet of the self-declared 'professor of politics", the late President Daniel Moi.