That maybe so but we will keep on coming back to PM. Its better to try the parliamentary system now because we know the presidential system does not work. If Ruto tries to bulldoze his way to the presidency as it is by dividing this country along tribal lines then we will come back to PM again and again because the country will be even more divided.
Ruto cannot get 100% GEMA if Ouru is not on board. Man Gidi handled himself very well the other day under withering attack and got a lot of sympathy. You saw a man who is bracing himself for the long haul while Ruto seems to be looking for an quick knock out of his opponents like he is used to doing in Kalenjin politic. God, I hope he does not believe he has the whole Mt. Kenya wrapped up under his fingers just because some tumbocrats told him so.
Ruto should go easy on Gidi, because while Gidi may not look presidential material but he can be very lethal if Ruto makes him a mortal enemy. This is the first time Ruto will be at the head of a ticket, and running a national political party. He has seen nothing yet. There will be betrayals, turncoats, disagreements, splits, back bitting, divisions, regional interests, money seeking missiles, conmen,-you name it. Let's see how he handles them with his short temper and dictatorial tendancies.
I think "inclusion" in the form of PM and regional government will fail due to fierce Ruto resistance and popular lethargy. Kenyans know enough about ugali and it's relation to politics. Zero. Saa za kazi. However the mud fights for it will leave Ruto in dire straits. If the stars are lined up for you it's in your interest to maintain the peace. Because you can't control the outcome of war.
PM and inclusion politics are not going away. They are already imbedded in the Kenyan political psyche/lexicon. Because of historical political abuse/marginalization, etc. Kenyans do not want to be in the opposition or out of government anymore because its a curse and there is no way to climb out because of corruption and rigged elections. The only way to create political stability is therefore inclusion. This is a backlash of the kikuyu/kalenjin-ouruto, "tyranny of numbers" political scam . The only way Ouru will achieve his goals and complete his term in peace is through inclusion. If Ruto think he can again form a winner take all government that will only have two tribes and exclude a huge chunk of this country then he is in for the fight of his life which he may not survive.
Ruto should stick to the hustler tune, war would not serve him well at this point. Trouble is that he's not the kingmaker this round, he's in the glass house. Groom a GEMA upstart maybe... while singing Uhuru Big 4 Agenda (Nyayo). You're right this is 1976-77 redux.
Personally I am against any PM or such "inclusion". Whether Ruto wins or not the losers and retirees should go home. Moi and Kibaki - and Mbekis and Obasanjos - are doing fine. There's a big club of retirees to join.
Yeah Kalenjin as a group are very single-minded when it comes to their interests - and there is not let up. I think you saw that in Mau. If Uhuru was to threaten the 2022 deal - he better be ready for a big war coming his way. Raila is a joke who cannot sustain a war of attrition.Ruto & RVs would definitely bring war from all fronts..land, sea and air! every day till cows come home.
Whoever want to stop Ruto in 2022 has big impossible job ahead of him.