In the hallowed corridors of the State House lurk the powerful but shadowy figures who wield immense power in President William Ruto’s administration.

So powerful are President Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet and Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Dennis Itumbi that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua believes that they run State House.

Gachagua’s stunning claims about the immense powers wielded by the duo during a TV interview validates what some of Ruto’s closest allies and Cabinet Secretaries have at times said publicly in jest.