The battle of titans between President William Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua is far from over.

Despite a truce announced after a State House visit by close to 60 MPs from Gachagua's backyard announcing a ceasefire against the besieged second in command, The Standard has established that cessation of hostilities was just a change of tack.

Before the Saturday meeting, Gachagua had been described by some Ruto's allies as a dead man walking because of a planned impeachment but this has since changed. The frontal attack has been abandoned in favour of more subtle ways that will not lionise the DP and make political martyr.