Not Tribal. But Strategic like Moi. This what people are seeing. End of day there so much we can do - because one can obey the letter but not spirit of the constitution. Moi would strategically place kalenjin as ass minst or ps or deputies - and they would be the real power wielders - that is how he retained power for 24yrs.
I see almost same pattern emerging - Ruto will appoint figure heads - but real power will be held by people he trust - who mostly happen to be people who have trusted Ruto the longest - majority being kalenjin who nurtured and trusted him.
Kibaki and Uhuru didnt care - they would just appoint kikuyus anywhere they want.
For Ruto - it's important he reconstitute gov early - do his worse early - then do clean up later.
He need to finish appointment of gov as soon as possible - ambassadors pending - then country can now focus on other things.