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President William Ruto is on the horns of a political dilemma this week. He is faced with the hard options of allowing the impeachment of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua and deal with the consequences the next three years or save him and stay in a sulking quarrelsome relationship through to 2027.

Pundits have likened Ruto to a man walking in half shadow, half sunlight, balancing on a sword’s edge as he weighs the option of the after-effects of an impeached Gachagua versus the indignity of managing a perceived errant principal assistant.

Others argue that Ruto has nothing to lose by having the DP impeached early enough, as retaining him for the next three years is unsustainable, their relationship will grow more toxic and messy by the day.

The Deputy President has over the weekend embarked on a bareknuckle attacks on his boss in a whirlwind tour of Mt Kenya counties of Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Embu, Meru and Tharaka.

Gachagua launched scathing attacks on Members of Parliament from the Mt Kenya region whom he accused of being used to bring him down.

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