Just admit your hatred for Ruto is personal. And we really cannot solve your personal beef. Here we try to be a little objective. Ruto is not first one to use money - heck 90% of our politicians use money. Raila is more likely to use propaganda, violence and intimidation against his opponent than money. There are folks like Sonko and Ruto - plus Moi - who use the money to project an image of compassion. GEMA elites are insular because they are the majority - as long as you've cornered GEMA you start at nearly 30% of the vote. So they don't have to really campaign outside Gema. They only need to corner GEMA and cut deals.
Corruption is a reality of our under-development.
There is no better thief. I thief doesn't become better if like Mama Ngina they become tight-fisted. That is BOLLOX. Mama Ngina will prefer to pay Ruto or Raila a big cheque while Ruto will use 1B in 5yrs to hold harambees and use it as an opportunity to endear to himself. Raila will attend funerals and rallies instead.
Even class 1 debating class cannot say thief A is better than thief B. That only Robina can say.
Our political class do not go into politics for anything - but MONEY MONEY. Those that get out of power soon become BROKE.
It's called
rent-seeking and it's part of our under-development - just like petty crimes are part of our lives - while in your neighborhood you can leave your door open.
Corruption has been shown to eventually go away 'almost' on it's on as country develop and more opportunities for honest living become available - altering the risk-reward matrix.
It is almost naive to imagine we can elect non-thieving political class in Kenya or a less thieving. Uhuru took 30-50B Kshs from one deal - and yet Mama Ngina owns Kenya.
Therefore corruption allegations (unless one has been proven guilty and jailed) is non-issue - we need to hold our leaders to other standards! Because they are all very corrupt and we have no evidence - so we can as well ask what else have they done or will they do for us...and assuming 10% is ceasar tax cut.
All top dogs are big thieves but William Ruto is exceptional. The shameless thug cart hard currency fwaa like Moi - harambees and bloodmoney everywhere. Now every Kipyegon, Njuguna and Kaime know hard work doesn’t pay. Leadership is topmost symbolism and what the youth see they apply. So being less wealthy- or less greedy - means nothing while the Gospel of Sleaze spread ala COVID-19. Ruto amefunza vijana wizi- he is nothing like Kenyatta or Odinga. He is Moi with a PhD in corruption. Shameless looting and pouring money seem to be Kalenjin cultural problem. Moi used to carry loot in the old Merc and give school kids if they sing Baba Nyayo - EXACTLY LIKE RUTO. Gema oligarchs are thieves but mean as rock - Kibaki bro was dirt poor- which in this case is a positive.
Ruto does not sue any Kamanda for libel not because he is afraid or lacks evidence; he is not insulted that they call him a thief. It a badge of honor. He says Jesus will judge Raila harshly for being so mean.
Ruto even shamelessly says graft does not affect the economy - Pundit’s dodgy “OUTPUTS” - which is cringeworthy nonsense. Graft causes a gazillion non-economic problems in society especially if insidious. Any “leader” corrupting all and sundry including the youth and the church - claiming to invest in heaven - is akin to the Snake in the Garden of Kenya. We need to chop the head off while Wanjiku has a modicum of innocence. Uhuru & Raila are patriots for doing this.