You keep underrating Ruto. First if Jubilee split - Ruto is taking all non-gema (bar maybe Gusii although test-tube project Matiangi is untested politically - look very likely to flop if yesterday is anything - and few Maasai although Ruto is likely to cut a deal for them to keep Narok ). Ruto will also lay big stake in GEMA - he has direct support there - unlike Raila. I mean it's been 3yrs and Uhuru guys have thrown everything - next is the kitchen sink - and Ruto still has popular support. GEMA had long accepted 10yrs ya Ruto and they saw it was working - and they also have to think about their own rift valley diaspora future - if they don't vote for Ruto then Kalenjin will make their lives in RV very difficult - all the 10yrs of bromance will be gone and hostility will reign.
Is it going to be mama ngina's Uhuru or their own mothers? This is current battle - Uhuru's elite selfish interest or community interest.
Again reminder in 2013 - Ruto URP did a good show - and Ruto was still not yet in his prime like now. He was just with Duale
. URP had 70: TNA 80:ODM 90: in parliament of 300...so you can see the difference was already narrow. We know in 2017 - Ruto made the difference - by campaigning no stop in Jubilee 1.0- and Raila dropped to 60s.
So we can already say in 2017 it was Ruto 90 Uhuru 80; Raila 60.
If GEMA pick their own prince - Raila kwanza goes kaput - because his whole 2022 strategy collapses! He needs plan B - otherwise he will run a kamikaze show with Oparanya and Joho
- where everyone will be pitting the old cat.
Meanwhile Ruto is already on Plan B - and he is not looking that bad.
That water & oil redux remains to be seen, no? GEMA have never voted for any non-GEMA so either Ruto or Raila would be a first. Raila routinely bag non-Luo all over - it Ruto who need a miracle to go against GEMA prince.