In Kenya, scapegoating is a favorite pastime especially for politicians. A case in point is that of honorable William Ruto. Lately his rallies have been noted to consist of acres of soggy verbiage accusing the PM of single handedly masterminding his exit from the cabinet. If this rhetoric is to be believed then it would mean that the PM had to first make 'dangerous inroads' into the judiciary to convince the three high court judges to throw out Ruto`s application to stop the court case against him from being heard and determined. Considering the fact that the PM has not shown such propensity in the past and given the fact that he has been at the forefront in advocating for reforms in the judiciary, Ruto`s conjecture might as well be told to the birds.
Secondly, the PM must have then sweet talked President Kibaki to agree to suspend Ruto from the cabinet. This is again requires a bridge sturdier than mere verbiage and reasons more persuasive than clichés can provide considering that the PM and the President are strange bed fellows, so to speak.
Moreover, it is worthwhile remembering that Ruto had the last laugh when the PM suspended him earlier this year only for President Kibaki to disown the PMs decision. Ruto lambasted the PM stating categorically that he only takes orders from the appointing authority (read the president) and not the PM. Is it not strange that Ruto has the temerity to direct his unvarying and unconvincing flak at the PM when he knows too well who the appointing authority is?
What is even more intriguing is that instead of Ruto directing his energy at assembling evidence against his culpability, he has embarked on a politicization, posturing, and pandering course. If you ask me, either this is the height of illogic or there is much more than meets the eye. Since Ruto is such a brilliant politician I want to rule out any illiberal tendencies in his reasoning. Which then leads me to the next question; what is it that Ruto is trying to pull in his rallies? Was the decision by the three high court judges a bluff? I am tempted to believe so.
In my considered opinion, it was in Ruto`s interest that the case before him is dispensed with before 2012 to clear the way for him to contest the presidency-that is assuming that he is not indicted by ICC as he has previously stated in his rallies. The more I think about it the more I am convinced that Ruto (with the help of a certain cabal) had a hand in the suspect court ruling. The timing of this ruling could not have come at a better time than now. Having stage managed the court`s verdict it is the least surprising that Ruto is now exuding confidence that the court of law will vindicate him. Talk of a master puppeteer!
This could also explain why he is steeped in scapegoating and vilification of the PM as a means of distracting the public from the dangerous political games in Kenya`s political theatre of the absurd. This is why Ruto and his political brigade are too happy combining demagogic demonization and widespread scapegoating. Obviously, their intention is to engineer angry allegations in and out of parliament that can quickly turn into apocalyptic aggression targeting the PM.
But soon the disgrace of Ruto will become manifest when he realizes that the public will not fall for this ploy. Kenyans are dog tired of politicians who are always ready to find a scapegoat for the mounting public discontent with the monumental graft cases against them.
TOME FRANCIS,
BUMULA.
http://twitter.com/tomefrancis
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