How Ruto has silenced political rebels in his Rift Valley backyard

President William Ruto, former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto and former Bomet Central MP Ronald Tanui at a past event. [File, Standard]

Unlike in the Mount Kenya region where President William Ruto's administration has experienced a political rebellion, the Rift Valley has remained solidly behind Kenya Kwanza.

This is after the president managed to ring-fence his support from the region that introduced him to national politics in the 1990s.