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If they're feuding, Ruto and DP should borrow Uhuru's wisdom

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS]

In The Art of War, Sun Tsu states, "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Thus, if President William Ruto and his deputy decide to go separate ways, as speculated, both should secure a calculator and be ready to sum up their political liabilities.

The Political Chessboard is not here to urge the President and his deputy to cease their political fights, if there are any. In any case, Nicollo Machiavelli, from whom we draw some political wisdom, said, "War cannot be avoided; it can only be postponed to the other's advantage."

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