Deep state is an amorphous body of not more than 20 people probably being pushed with their families. Now these people coalesce around the President who has absolute power. Mostly their interests is either to loot when in power and when out of power safegourd their loot.
In Both Kenyattas time and Moi time we have seen blantant looting to a certain degree where the looters own a substantial % of the GDP.
Reason why the current deep state fear Ruto is simply they made a mistake of fighting him and they are not sure if he will revenge . To them the only option is still to have leverage of power post Uhuru presidency. It never works out that way and they will learn the hard way.
Absolute power means if Uhuru decides today enough is enough with adventurism (he did that with Mudavadi) the so called deep state will find itself in deep shit.
Based on 2002 and 2013 election results the real.power is with the people. Kibaki learnt from that and kept away from transitional politics.
Luto is such a see through opportunist
Uhuru used to restrain this guy in the first term, he was reckless.
There is a reason deep state is dead set against him becoming PORK.