It's a shoe in: Ruto's reign will be defined by the flying missile

President William Ruto received by a mammoth crowd in Rongo town, Rongo Sub-County, Migori County on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Anne Atieno)

Before we pontificate about the unidentified flying object that landed, rather gently, close to the face of Prezzo Bill Ruto last Sunday, splashing dust and dirt, I must confess it was an effective communication tool.

I mean, it was unscripted and completely unexpected and it managed to stop Prezzo Ruto in his tracks as he harped on his favourite leitmotif: "tupunguze gharama ya..." He left the sentence hanging, because the missile had delivered what his speech could not counter: life has been hard for the citizens, no matter the sugar-coating.