The political fallout between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has hit rock-bottom, casting doubt if the two will ever sit together again in the Cabinet.
What started as mere differences of opinion have snowballed into a full blown political war that has strained the relationship between the country's top two leaders.
With the Ruto axis openly accusing Uhuru of having ruined the country's economy, the President appears to have decided to seal his legacy without Ruto's involvement. On Tuesday, Uhuru dispatched several Cabinet Secretaries to inspect development projects across the city.
For nearly two years, the President and his deputy never engaged directly in public even as their allies traded barbs.
Ruto would instead attack Uhuru's handshake partner Raila Odinga and Jubilee Party officials for troubles roiling the ruling party.
However, the gloves are now off, especially after the President gave the clearest indication that he would not support Ruto for the country's top job and may in fact campaign against him
On January 9, Uhuru said the Mt Kenya and the Kalenjin communities have produced the country’s four presidents since Independence and should pave the way for other communities.
This knocks off Ruto from Uhuru's the succession matrix.Since then, Ruto and his troops have gone bare-knuckled, leaving little doubt that they will oppose the proposed Building Bridges Initiative referendum.
Ruto, for instance, now says some of the BBI proposals are populist, attacking its key planks that Uhuru and Raila have been marketing.
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