You cannot stop an idea whose time has come, Dr Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto's opposition to the proposed referendum is more about phobia than principle. He is looking at the presidency, so tantalizingly within reach, yet the ascendancy blocks on which he is standing risk being toppled.

His utterances point to his aversion to the creation of the post of Prime Minister, but more importantly, anything that might give his nemesis, Raila Odinga, a chance to become president. It raises his hackles, and those of his lieutenants, that Raila could be in the equation in 2022 after perfunctory attempts at capping the age of a presidential candidate flopped.