Nairobi, May 13 -- A string of losses Deputy President William Ruto has suffered in recent political contests and their implication for his presidential bid has excited rivals, who see in them his waning influence.
To rivals, the DP's losses have exposed his soft underbelly, busted the myth that he has the numbers and shattered the aura of invisibility that has given his "Hustler Nation" mantra traction.
But Ruto allies argue that the latest showdown in Parliament has demonstrated that the DP commands the single largest bloc of MPs, at 83, more than any other party leader on his own.
And, far from exposing his weakness, they say, the fact that he's putting up a resistance despite the heavy state machinery deployed to crush him shows his ...