Politics they say is a game of numbers and as such, Politicians will do anything just to ensure that they get the right numbers to help them achieve all that they want to achieve.
To get the said numbers, our politicians have time and again engaged in intense lobbying that involves flexing of financial muscles.
One Politician known to be never afraid of flexing his financial muscles is Deputy President William Ruto.
The Man from Sugoi makes it rain everywhere he goes and as such, he has recently been a darling to a number of leaders, Church Pastors and Kenyans at large.
Ruto is focused on taking over from President Uhuru Kenyatta come 2022 and is already laying down great political strategy that he hopes will help him bag the Presidency when the time comes.
He has been transversing various parts of the Country under his now famous Tanga Tanga squad to sell his Political agenda.
While on his numerous trips, Ruto has won the hearts of a number of leaders who have since jumped ship and joined his bandwagon.
One such leader is former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale.
Well, details are now emerging how Ruto was able to convince Khalwale to join his Tanga Tanga Squad and become an integral Part of it.
It has been revealed that Ruto gave Khalwale Sh10 million as ‘mobilisation’ ahead of his recent defection to Jubilee.
This is not to mention a further Sh5 million payout that the outspoken politician is said to have earlier received from Ruto for purposes of disorienting opposition Nasa’s hold on Western region in the aftermath of the historic September 2017 Supreme Court verdict that voided Uhuru Kenyatta’s election.
Sources privy to the goings on at Khalwale’s Malinya home narrated how the former senator had been reaping big time from Ruto’s bottomless pockets. Ruto reportedly asked Khalwale to submit his budget for elaborate arrangements for the ‘big’ day to a major success.
Not known to question expenditures towards his political cause, the DP is said to have easily met Khalwale’s demands with the rider, unajua mkono mtupu haulambwi.
The unprecedented Supreme Court ruling seems to have seen the stars shining on the self declared bullfighter, when the DP went on the offensive to bag Khalwale, ostensibly to play a spoiler role of Nasa’s Raila Odinga.
As if to bide time, Khalwale asked Ruto to allow him to play his cards well even as he did Jubilee’s bidding from the sidelines.
This, the DP agreed, would ward off any backlash from the opposition Nasa’s bastion in Western.
The former legislator has since come out openly to campaign for Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid amid claims he is on the DP’s multimillion payroll.
Khalwale has already officially joined Ruto’s Jubilee Camp, ending his marriage with Ford Kenya where he was the Deputy Party Leader.
Do You Think that with Boni Khalwale’s support, DP Ruto will be able to bag the larger share of the Western Region Votes?