On the assassination allegation, Ruto has committed cardinal sin

Deputy President William Ruto.

We’ve all heard about the fable of the boy who cried wolf. In it, a shepherd tricks villagers that wolves are attacking his herd. Only there were no wolves – and no wolf attacks. But then when a wolf finally attacked – and the herdsboy called for help – no one came to the rescue. That’s because the wily villages had sussed him out – that he was a cheat fond of raising false alarms.

In some versions of the fable, the wolf actually eats the boy. The moral of the fable is clear – liars aren’t believed even when they tell the truth. This is what Deputy President William Ruto did with the assassination allegation.  Like the herdsboy, he apparently cried wolf falsely.