It almost impossible for Ruto to lose.There are areas Ruto will get some votes - and others he wont (for now Luo Nyanza for sure)
Core (Cattle Complex Pastoral Group ) - URP - go with 80 percent hapo
RV - 25 percent of the vote -
21 - going with 98 of kalenjin, 50 percent of kikuyus, 70 percent of Matusa.
NEP+Isolo+marsabit- 3 percent -
2 - going with 2/3 of the cushites.
Core (GEMA) -Jubilee/UDA - go even with 50 percent
to make you really hopeful
Central - 15 percent -
7.5 Nairobi - 12 percent of the vote - roughly split into half - 6 percent pro-Jubilee - 6 percent pro-nasa -
4Eastern -6 percent (Meru+tharaka+embu) - ignore the 3 counties of Ukambani -
3Swing Zones (30-40) percent
Gusii+Kuria(half migori) - 5 percent -
2coast - 8 percent -
3.....maybe a few votes
Western - 10 percent - 4 counties - let assume 10 percent -
1Do the maths 21+2+7.5+4+3+2+3+1
Total= 44 percent. That is Ruto firing at 50 percent in GEMA - 30 percent in swing zones - and 10 percent in Western - zero percent in Ukambani and Luo Nyanza. And turn out being equal countrywide.
Now let assume 44 percent is Ruto baseline now.
To win in 2022- Ruto needs to do one or two of these thingsIf Ruto get 60 percent of GEMA - he adds another 3 percent - 47 percent.
If Ruto get 70 percent of GEMA - he adds another 3 percent - 50 percentIf Ruto improves Kalenjin registration and turn out - he can easily get another 2 percent;
If Ruto signs a deal with Weta he gets another 3 percent.
If Ruto signs a deal with Kalonzo he gets another 8 percent
If Ruto signs a deal with maDVD he gets another 4 percent.
If Ruto improves coast to 50 percent - he get another 1 percent.
If Ruto signs a deal with Kingi-Mvurya new coast party - he gets another 2 percent.