Comparing William Ruto with Gideon Moi is like comparing an elephant with a rat. Ruto is the behemoth of the Rift Valley politics and he enjoys support beyond the valley. He is a shrewd and calculating politician. He has fought many battles. Some big and others small. When Gideon was walking in Baringo asking village elders to endorse him for Senator, Ruto was busy waging war against the ICC and the entire CORD coalition. Gideon is a political lightweight riding on his father's success. Ruto is a self made politician who doesn't fear political duels. Gideon is a wimp. He is already asking Jubilee to protect him from losing his smaller seat by not sponsoring a candidate to challenge him. This is the man who is expected to compete with heavyweight Ruto yet he is fearing losing his seat to an unknown villager. Even the opposition knows that Ruto is the stumbling block to their quest for power and that's why they keep attacking him. Unlike Uhuru , Ruto does not take opposition attacks lying down. He fires back with brutal efficiency. Ruto will become the president of Kenya, not because of endorsment from prominent Kikuyus or Kalenjins, but by controlling events to favor him. He is intelligent!
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