Deputy President William Ruto has been crisscrossing the country in a move aimed at earning a massive following towards his 2022 Presidential bid. The DP who completed his western tour yesterday is today landing in Coast region for the same mission. His strategy this time round seems to be targeted at winning a following from ODM leader Raila Odinga’s strongholds, but will this be an easy journey to walk?
DP Ruto’s house seems not to be in order since his own Rift Valley backyard remains divided. The biggest task he has here is to win votes from maize farmers, but do you think he will manage? Well, Cherangany Member of Parliament Joshua Kuttuny who has hence remained to be one of Ruto’s nemesis has told him not to expect votes from farmers for opposing better maize prices.
Ruto on Sunday asked the farmers to diversify, saying it was the way to go. He said those opposed to crop diversification were fools. Fools? This is the remark that has irked Kuttuny who might now intensify the war against DP Ruto further.
“Those people opposing diversification should be rejected by voters and should be denied even a chance to look after cattle because they are fools,” Ruto said in Kitale.
He was referring to Kutuny, MPs Alfred Keter and Silas Tiren who asked for investigations on the DP over the maize scandal. Kutuny om Monday said Ruto’s response had confirmed he has no interest of maize farmers.
”Any leader opposed to fighting for better maize prices should not expect any votes from the farmer,” Kutuny said.
Do you think the maize farmers will go by Kuttuny’s call upon them? If they are to go this way by any chance, then the DP might have a hard task of winning back their votes again.