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Ruto gets into his stride as Raila stumbles after early missteps in the war of attrition

President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga. [Standard]

President William Ruto's 10 months in office have been full of upheavals: An opposition rejecting to recognize him as president. Chaotic anti-government demonstrations. Banditry in the north. An economy in bad shape. A predecessor is sympathetic to the opposition's cause.

It was a trial by fire. Ruto took the helm of a country mismanaged for so long that upon his arrival, warning lights were blinking red.

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