This could ring true for William Samoei Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President (DP), who has been uncharacteristically quiet amid a simmering political crisis in his Jubilee Party.
But he has lately cut the figure of a lonely man troubled by the goings-on in Jubilee, where he is deputy leader, but his influence has waned, thanks to a tussle for control of the party between him and party leader Uhuru Kenyatta.
Dr Ruto’s troubles have been traced to the famous Handshake between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga in March 2018, a deal he was not party to.
The Kenyatta side, backed by Nasa coalition and other parties, has moved to purge Parliament of the DP’s allies, who are now deemed disrespectful to the President.
It is also worth noting that DP Ruto’s message has been how he helped President Kenyatta get elected in the tumultuous 2013 elections and defend his seat in the chaotic 2017 polls.