1)2010-Coalitions matter – Every win rests on strategic alliances – Ruto has led and won with 30% support; Kalonzo has never led above 8%.
2) 2013 baseline – URP vs. TNA were nearly neck-and-neck (70% vs. 80%), proving Ruto, with 40-50 Kalenjin mps managed to get 20 more across the country.
3) 2022 performance – Ruto netted 80% in Mt. Kenya; Raila grabbed 20% (~3 m of 7 m votes, ~43% of Ruto’s total -21% of National vote)
4) 2027 target – Ruto starts with premises that has lost +21% (Mt Kenya) and is at 30%.
5) Plan A – Kindiki fight-back in Mt Kenya & organically grow elsewhere.
i) Mt. Kenya East & scared RV diaspora may vote “peace” vote - giving Ruto 1/3 of 80% that voted for him (≈ 7%).
ii) Penetrate Raila’s strongholds & ANY GOV IN POWER (KAMATUSA, Coast, Somali regions), where Raila won 70% to 30% - so far its looking good.
I havent run the numbers but if election are held Ruto will improve from Turkana, West Pokot, Narok, Kajiado, Samburu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Garissa, Mandera, Tana River, Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa.
If you work on improving registrations & turn outs (aka RIGGING) - that is enough to get you 13%.
6) Plan B - Ruto is also pursuing Raila's ODM merger. The AU was big wrench and he needs to find something Raila can do. If this materalize - Raila's easily has 30-35% and Ruto's 30% - combine is easy 60%.
7) Plan C - Kindiki backfires, Raila backfires- Ruto will need to find Kalonzo or give Luhya DPORK - and work on getting 10% from Luhya - like get all Luhya votes.
Knowing how Ruto operates - he is going to be pursuing all those options.
1) The 2010 referendum math is so way back, that it's irrelevant today. Not to mention that the 31% included the anti-kadhi courts xtians + other renegades
2) We head to 2013, but instead of posting prez election results (51%) we are now counting MPs??
3) WSR got 51% (50.5%) in the 2022 prez election. Approx half of that is gone with Gachagua. Leaving him with 25%. Not the 35-40%.
4) Assume that WSR an additional 10% by cannibalizing ODM votes (Maa + Somali + Coast + Western). That gets him to 35%.
5) Kalenjin counties had the highest turnout in 2022. Meaning that WSR is unlikely to get a turnout boost in 2027. In fact, WSR percentage vote is likelier to come down as other regions improve their turnout. Let the impact of this be zero. Still leaving WSR at 35%
6) Melon with his 9 to 10% gets him to 45%. And that's assuming melon can deliver his whole Ukambani. And that the little western votes (MDVD + Weta) don't back out as Melon will have overtaken them. All in all, that puts WSR at 45%.
Conclusion: Without RAO, WSR is not winning round one.
They are 10 counties where Kalenjin is Governor or Deputy governor. 11 if you add Nairobi.
Ruto scored 72 mps in URP in 2013. Uhuru had 80/85? Raila 95? Kaloi as always 15-20 Ukambani mps
Ruto scored 31% in 2010 constitution.
Ruto with present Kenya Kwanza alliance will score 35-40% minus Mt Kenya.
He only need give someone who can get him 10% - Deputy Presidency.
So he pretty shoe in and you're wasting time - Poor Kaloi and Matiangi ni useless.
Unless opposition unite BEHIND RAILA; then Ruto will need to panick
Out of 47 counties,
Ruto has ONLY 6 Kalenjins counties.
North Eastern Maasai is toss ups.
His national vote is below 30%.
If we use 2013 data,URP managed less than 50MPs or in 2022 half of UDA MPs Senators MCAs were GEMA.So Ruto is politically useless without GEMA.He has less than 10Govs Senators.
2) Raila supporting ruto in 2027 means killing ODM which is not possible.He still has significant vote in Luhya Kisii and Coast.He is over 30% national vote.
3) To ensure Kalonzo doesn't ran away and Ruto is not re-elected,Kalonzo has to give Kalonzo presidency or deputy presidency ticket.Their coalition is over 40% national vote.
This may lead us to a run off between Raila Vs Kalonzo.
MAIN BATTLEFIELD
How does Ruto stop from being number 3 in 2027 election?
His biggest enemy as we speak is Raila.He has to stop Raila before Raila destroys him.Raila knows this fact and he has to destroy Ruto.Make sure he is kicked out through a revolution or impeachment this year.It gives him last shot to the presidency.