Kaigangio wrote: @wakanyugi...you are very wrong...the mount kenya votes as per now is 4,382,000 votes.
This does not even include the votes from Nairobi and Nakuru regions.
Whoever inherits this block will either become a president in future or a king maker..
my prediction is that the mount kenya voting block will gradually split if ruto does become president in 2022-2032. alot can happen between now and then but no one in the region is looking like a clear leader especially given the defeat of peter kenneth.
ruto being the shrewd politician he is, one of the primary goals of his presidency will be to make sure there doesnt emerge a threat to him in mount kenya during his presidency. he'll support multiple competing leaders. he'll be good to mount kenya especially in his first term to make sure there isnt a groundswell of resentment that could create a competitor to his interests.
he'll however also build new alliances across the country to reduce his dependence on any remaining mount kenya block in his second term or for his preferred successor. there's no guarantee that ruto will prefer to be succeeded by a kikuyu or a person from mount kenya.
uhuru will certainly not endorse any kingpin in mount kenya given how that will be interpreted in rift valley. at the national level, uhuru will have to lie low politically until circa 2030 by which time his relevance in central kenya politics will have diminished dramatically. he will have nowhere near the central kenya influence he has today. central kenya will be back to the era of multiple leaders a.la matiba vs kibaki vs ruto's kamothos
embu and especially meru region will gradually break away if the kikuyu elite fail to throw their weight behind a meru/embu becoming ruto's running mate or successor.
All my friends are heathens, take it slow. Wait for them to ask you who you know. Please don't make any sudden moves.