Henry Rotich is not a Ruto man. He is a drinking buddy of Uhuru.
I think the Sugar thing is squarely in Uhuru's corner. It was decided to flood the market with Sugar to hit at Luhyas who had refused to join the Uhuru train. It came right after Uhuru's rally at Bukhungu was boycotted with people being told to stay home. Kakamega became a ghost town.
He actually called Rotich while still in Kakamega. Others joined in.