Of course Ruto missteped in over trusting Uhuru in regards to the Jubilee party, perhaps Uhuru had no any plans to use Jubilee party as a tool to coarse Mps into doing his dirty work in parliament .
Now how Jubilee party was formed it started with JAP ,offices were being opened all over Kenya under JAP colours without even being sanctioned from the party headquarters . Then all over a sudden they decided tothey decided to form JP . All officials were put on interim basis . This should have been a No from the word go , having learnt from ODM-Kenya debacle , further during the 2017 G.E. nominations Murathe decided to ape ODM and make the exercise a money making spree. The nominations were chaotic . The so called Jubilee smart cards had been sold at a fee to a select few . Uhuru had to use Rutos organizational skills to hold another nomination in time to beat the deadline . Most of the politicians who had paid Murathe and failed repeat nominations blamed Ruto and decided to wage a political war .
Imeadiately after elections Uhuru started showing erratic behaviors , dressing down MPs in statehouse and refusing to name a full cabinet . This was a bad sign bearing in mind also the Jubilee officials were still on interim and the ones holding crucial positions having being nominated by Uhuru . Ruto should have called for Jubilee party elections immediately . Of course he was being advised but still he trusted Uhuru , then came in the Matiangi shocker , he was the one telling his lieutenants to cool down let Uhuru Rule , it was Uhurus time that Jubilee was not a coalition but one party headed by Uhuru .
Murathe who was an insider in Uhurus court decided to go after Ruto , temporarily Ruto managed to have him step down as Jubilees Vice Chair . There in Ruto should have pushed for the elections , he didnt before he realised Tujus were all over town talking about Kiambaa and holding harambees with ODM in Nyanza , still Ruto didnt do anything . Even when Tuju got an accident he was the first to go and visit him and wish him well . Thats how good hearted Ruto is .
Deep down Ruto believed in Jubilees dream , He was in KANU the largest party then and knew that Parties can work . What broke the camels back was the madharau he was shown in Jubilees party headquarters when Tuju went ahead and decided to make decisions without involving him and withdrew from contesting Msambweni parliamentary seat .
However even in U.D.A. appointing Muthama as the chair is still not a good decision , hopefully U.D.A. will embark in a national party elections in the coming months or else Ruto might be surprised as what happened in 2007 and ODM .
Is there need to regret certainly no , actually by Uhuru Killing Jubilee it has given Ruto a rebirth , what better way of rebranding that being shown as an outsider in a failed government . He needs to let Uhuru kujikaranga na mafuta yake .
He managed to finish Raila who was the main anti-Gema crusader , Uhuru has made 2 mistakes (by telling Mt Kenya to forget Presidency and by Joining hands with Raila , what is left and for sure he will say this to try and win Mt Kenya back is that he is not leaving power. Siku hiyo atajionea mambo .
Handshake stopped the economic engine that was firing on all cylinders - by fostering a climate of intimidation, a scared executive and totally clueless gov - leading to low investment and mess. Ruto is not responsible for this. It's Uhuru-Raila baby.
Stolen money - unless stashed abroad - will not have huge impact on the economy - because it's money moving from public sector to private sector. It simply means you'll see the usual big house with dirt road leading to it. Somebody stole the road money and use it to build himself a mansion.
The problem I see here is lack of investment - both public (due to infighting in gov) and private (due to the fear of that infighting) - leading to wait and see - situation - we have now.
Obviously COVID-19 has taken us back maybe 2-3yrs.
Kenya gov was headed to brokeness the minute UhuRuto came to power in 2013. Never in the history of Kenya has a ruling elite amassed so much wealth in under 7 years of ruling. The debts incurred under this duo will be felt for years to come. We were warned by economic advisors, but many thought in the end everything will be well as the duo will steal so much, that they will be satisfied with what they have stolen. Wapi, their greed was not to be quenched.
Today am more convinced that the fall out of the two is about looted cash. Most likely the Eurobonds. Ruto must have carried the loot and left Kamwana dry.
Gov is broke and now IMF will be running the show.
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/imf-comeback-signals-tough-times-ahead--3294020
If Ruto slept on the job as Deputy President while the handshake was being cooked, what does that tell of his ability to run the country?
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