The hustler image is an indicator that Ruto is walking on eggshells. How do you insult Gideon Moi as a good for nothing screwball who is nobody without the Moi name, without implying it on Uhuru?
I have heard the likes of Kang'atas/Ichung'was talk of 'mtoto wa nyoka' in reference to Gideon, implying Kikuyus should not forget 'what Moi did to them'? Implying it is okay to forget the more recent 2007/08 and the 2022 threat but not forgive Moi???
The prospect of a Moi getting a million votes across Kenya is not a far fetched reality. With likes of Mutuas, Munyas, Mudavadis chipping away hundred of thousands of votes achieving 50 + 1 is a nightmare Ruto is alive to. How political heavy handedness in crushing his threats will be interesting to see how it pays off.