Beyond the jibe about bars and drinking, President William Ruto used his Nandi County tour to say how he thinks the next election should be fought. According to the story, he told leaders to compete on issues and ideas, not propaganda.
The line fits a pattern in his recent remarks. In your Trans Nzoia story, he told opposition leaders to sell their agenda to Kenyans rather than anger and division. Here, the same message comes with a contrast: Ruto presented himself as busy with work for the people who elected him, and said he has no time for hotels and bars.
The story names Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Fred Matiang'i and Edwin Sifuna as the opposition team he was addressing, but it does not say Ruto named them himself. The story also does not say what specific policies or ideas Ruto wants debated, or whether any of the four has responded to the comments.
The remark about issues and ideas is the part that can be tested. If leaders accept the standard, the contest becomes a comparison of records and plans. If they reject it, the argument shifts to who set the terms. Either way, the story leaves that question open.

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