The implosion within the Kenya Kwanza government, involving President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, barely two years into their term, offers several key lessons on Kenyan politics.
First, the notion that a president and deputy running on the same ticket guarantees peace in office is a fallacy. The framers of the Constitution might have been overly optimistic in assuming that politicians could easily be paired for the sake of stability.