Ruto unlike other politicians has never stagnated because he works very hard.
The Ruto of 2020 is not the Ruto of 5yrs or 10yrs ago.
But you're blind and deaf to see.
Ruto formed URP and it participated in 2013 election.
That was Ruto - a mere MP facing ICC.
Maybe you were blind and deaf then.
This is how URP performed nearly 10yrs ago - we cannot use presidential election because Ruto gave Uhuru his.
National Assembly - 290 elected constituencies
Party Number of MPs
ODM: 74
TNA: 68
URP: 58
WDM-K): 19
If we included women rep and nominated - I think figures was 78 for URP, 85 for TNA and 96 for ODM.
THE SENATE
Party Number of Senators
ODM 11
TNA 11
URP 9
WDM-K) 4
TNA had majority in 9 county assemblies - URP had in 7 counties - ODM had in 8 counties.
The county assembly breakdown
ODM 366 MCA in 34 counties
TNA 335 MCA in 32 counties
URP 242 MCA in 29 counties
Now that was Ruto - a mere MP - facing ICC
2017 - Jubilee merged and generally improved their figures - by 5-10%.
We know most of the improvement didn't come from Uhuru - but from Ruto campagins in areas like Western, Coast, Gusii and Ukambani paid off.
Now fast forward to 2020 - Ruto is right in GEMA heartland- at worst he may split with Uhuru protege - at best - he may lead a GEMA revolt. That is why Ruto killed URP like he did KANU - his future strategy was to tightly couple with GEMA - making it very hard for any breakup - to follow tribal lines.
You guys have jokes.
Let talk about ODM.
ODM began with 50% of parliament in 2007 - about 105Mps in 2007 - that would 170Mps now.
And of 2017 - 10yrs - later - Raila had 62 Mps. Including zero Mp in gusiiland (apart from Arati in Nairobi), zero Mp in Bukusu,zero Mp in most of pastoral areas.
ODM now is Luo party (about 40mps) and Mijikenda (about 20Mps). Then add few Mps from Busia and Kakamega.
Now mijikenda - are bolting out.
So we can predict ODM number in 2022 - will reduce from 62 to 40 mps.
Meanwhile Ruto running alone is likely to end up with 40% of all Mps - about 130mps.
Jubilee will break up - it won't be on TNA/URP well know fault-lines - it will be on Jubilee Asili and Jubilee Corona fault lines.
For Ruto - he will seek to carry the original dream/vision of Jubilee (jubilee 1.0) while the Jubilee Corona will carry BBI/handshake impostor of Raila.
So far - we know Mt Kenya has refused to board MV Corona with Raila welcoming them aboard.
Uhuru we don't know his plan if he has any beyond looting for the final time.
We been here before - Ruto doing KYM job then get overzealous, loudmouth and kicked out like a dog. 2005 - 2 vs 1 No won. 2010 - 2 vs 1 Yes won. Ruto has never been president. He need to create and run a non-Kalenjin party first for at least a few years. He's still at basic level of tripping over himself. How do you lose to a retiring president? This is Guinness record.