No one is against backing a Meru. But even you analyse and present one who would acceptable in whole of Mt. Kenya. Kiraitu Murugi has been very close, but Kiraitu is Kiraitu he ended up messing it all up. Heck! Even whole of Gema nation at the moment have no one that is totally agreeable to majority. Uhuru was but now majority just want him gone back to Gatundu or wherever.
Kindiki is a good soldier, but he has enough problems even being accepted as overall Meru spokesperson. Munya?
Actually, if Kiraitu was "good in poltics and PR", he would be at the forefront. Like Martha Karua. But they are too arrogant, too knowing, too bossy to reign
Ruto just need concentrate on picking right DP I repeat myself any attempt to pick Aríímítí will end up with him losing mt. Kenya east. We are ready even for baba as DP but not Aríímítí.
Ruto is Mt Kenyas choice as at now because they view him as the person able to stop Raila. If he enlists Raila as his running mate the consequences will be him losing Mt Kenya and secondly turning into the face of anti Mt Kenya. Its no secret Raila is backed by other communities because the view him as the perosn who can stop the "perceived" Mt Kenya dominance.
Then its easy Kikuyu should for the first time back a Meru to represent them at the heavyweight division after Us backing them since colonial times, we even fought Mau Mau together and Kikuyus surrendered in 1957 and we continued with war till the 60s. We have backed kikuyus for 70years!!!!