It's terrible idea to domesticate a monkey. You will never put it down. It will just wait for you to turn your back and jump back into your back laughing at his mischief. You will carry that monkey for rest of your lifetime.That was my later father advice (RIP) - and I guess long Kalenjin folklore - why people never wanted to tame monkeys.
No sooner had Ruto turned his back - and the monkey jumped right back - and is grinning ear to ear - asking for servers.
When we were in ODM - he would laugh at us - say you've domesticated a monkey - soon it became very apparent. My dad had Phd in Luos - having studied in Nyanza and worked with Luos
- for him Luos were just wild ambitious people who had no boundaries - even Luo janitor the first day he wants to overthrow the CEOS. On contrary he adored Kikuyus as cultured hardworking people. When I brought a gema woman - he drew a line in sand - declared war. He told me kipsigis women were best - kikuyu women were worst - followed by Nandi and Maasai. Most kipsigis of yore regarded nandi-maa women as sluts - and kikuyu women well - everyone knows. Luo are out of question - I dont know of anyone apart from Zakayo Cheruiyot who married a Luo despite them being neigherhour - it was not even fathomable. First kipsigis who refused to go for FGM were regarded as Luo - outcasts - we had specific instruction never to eat or drink the food cooked by uncut dirty women. Meliaaaaaat (with women drool)- uncut female- kalenjin word to describe them - was worst than uncut man. Slowly attitudes changed
Gusii and Kipisigs women were regarded same - though Gusii would be a witch but kipsigis believe witchcraft from another tribe was useless - nobody had issues if you brought either kipsigis or Gusii women.
When the boy Nowayah accuse me of being Raila man I laugh. I grew up with someone who detested Luos more than him. Though my father could speak fluent Luo and we had many luo friends - one Omondi use to sleep in our house - a mechanic. My father would and never shared his misgiving about Raila or Luo to Luos - they love the fact that my father spoke very good Luo. But they knew and respected fact that my father would never support Jaramogi or Raila - even when 99% of Kalenjin went to ODM - he refused.
The Monkey is asking for POWER SHARING...Ngai!...this is the definition of Muguruki