William Samoei Ruto is a force of nature…. almost literally. The Deputy President is quietly framing himself as perhaps the most streetwise, powerful, shrewd and hardnosed politician in independent Kenyan politics. His brand of politics is fresh, clever and ruthlessly effective. But Ruto is not just about politics. He is framing himself as the embodiment of class struggle, a hustler and a hero who has conquered the International Criminal Court, and a man who rose against all odds to become one of the richest men in the land. In short he wants to be seen as a colossus, a saviour, a man fighting for a course. He is adored by a legion of followers who will squash anything in his way at the snap of his finger.   William Ruto is poised to make it big. I mean real big. He is vocal, funny, rich, and furiously determined. When it comes to mobilising voters, he’s in a league of his own. This man single-handedly made Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya's fourth president. Now he wants to make himself one....