The above conclusion is probable because prior to his alliance with
Uhuru in the previous year, his Kalenjin community raised an alarm and warned
him against mooting unions that do not include them. That sent him out on
myriad sprees of meetings with a number of aspirants. It was not in tandem with
his profession that he would be on presidential ballot though. It had nosedived
and Ruto was seeking who to support for the race. He had a load of tribal
following whom he was offloading at a price! That was the mess.
By the close of last year, Ruto had spotted and won the heart of Uhuru
Kenyatta. Out of every odd, Ruto convinced his next market that he would
convince his people to team up with Uhuru’s on the following grounds:
1. Tribal numbers
Ruto told his Kalenjin people that Uhuru’s community has numbers that
would give the two communities an easy victory without necessarily scrambling
for further numbers. He explained how Uhuru has divided the Luhyas and
intelligently dispirited the people of Coast; and that the only strong
challenge from Raila Odinga would not be tenable. That has been said in the
recent campaigns as tyranny of numbers.
2. Loyalty inheritance
Ruto told Kalenjins; “As history has it, Moi became President after he
became loyal to Kenyatta. In the same respect, we would use the new loyalty and
passivity to submit to Uhuru; who knows?! He may pass on and we advance to
power and have history repeat itself. A number of the people believed in his
enticing that Uhuru’s natural exit will let them inherit power again. It is a
wishful thinking entirely.
3. ICC threats
While making his cases at the ICC appear like a monster threatening the
Kalenjins’ stability, Ruto said the only way to deal it a blow is to
take government and resist it from there. Riding on a sheer advantage of the
people, he convinced them that Raila is the only proponent of the ICC
quandary and that he was an enemy of the people. In fact, without laying
founded reasons, he put it severely that Raila is the one who took him to ICC.
His co-accused at the ICC, Joshua arap Sang, has come out and stated
clearly that Uhuru and his kin fixed them in the case. No one has come out to
dispute his claims entirely lending it credibility.
With these and other propaganda, Ruto inched closer to galvanizing and
polarizing his community; an achievement that would easily make him earn money
and move out of the bracket of strugglers, even though he wears a shirt boldly
printed “HUSTLER” on the back. Hustling would be left behind him in few days.
Willing Buyer
After marketing his wealth of tribal numbers to Raila, Musalia Mudavadi,
Kalonzo Musyoka and Peter Kenneth, the willing seller of the Kalenjin
votes landed on a willing buyer, Uhuru, who offered him more than he
imagined. He offered to give him and his party billions of money. He also
offered to share government on 50-50 basis. That so comforting to Ruto, he
added Uhuru land on top of the votes and assured him the he will convince the
people to return the land they repossessed from Uhuru’s people. Uhuru was
happy.
It would easily make him earn money and move out of the bracket of
strugglers, even though he wears a shirt boldly printed “HUSTLER” on the back.
Hustling would be left behind him in few days.
However, it is highly clear that Uhuru is more rapt in gaining than
rewarding in accordance with his words. While Ruto keeps quiet about his hopes
in the alliance, Uhuru recently made it clear that Rift Valley land of
the Kalenjins form large chunk of the 67% his government will move to
adjudicate and give the landless (read Kikuyus). That was a sharp dart
into the soul of Ruto and his people while it is highly unlikely that Uhuru
will honour the promises he made to Ruto. It is, therefore, apparent that Ruto
sold his people out for nothing.
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