This archive report was first published on 26 February 2017.
In an archive video published on February 26, 2017, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi argued that Deputy President William Ruto should not assume the Rift Valley was politically locked behind him ahead of the 2022 presidential race.
The clip captures Moi pushing back on the idea that Ruto could speak for the region as if its support were guaranteed. His remarks were framed around the 2022 contest, with the senator insisting that the community’s vote could not be treated as personal property.
The source material is a short YouTube segment and does not provide a full written transcript, but the central message is clear: Moi was challenging Ruto’s claim to automatic backing from Kalenjin voters and the wider Rift Valley bloc.
For readers reviewing the archive, the dispute reflects an early political warning shot in the build-up to the 2022 election, when alliances and regional loyalties were already being tested in public.
