We don't have Paul the octopus, Achilles the cat, Shaheen the camel, Mystic Marcus the Pig, Citta the Elephant, or Datou the dog to help us.
But we do have constitutional experts, political analysts and dons who bear the symbolic scars of courtroom battles.
They all agree the political landscape is fast-shifting, with Ruto already chipping away at Raila's support bases, firming up his muscles in case of a rerun, and luring independents whose candidates are not running.
The President-elect is wooing Raila's strategic political partners from key regions, shaking up the opposition leaders' from jumbo Azimio la Umoja Coalition. Just name what it will take to persuade you.
The entry into Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance of the United Democratic Movement Party, for instance, has exposed Raila's grip on Northern Kenya, handing Ruto an upper-hand in case of a repeat poll.
The UDM party led by outgoing Mandera Governor Ali Roba swept all the elective seats in Mandera and a good number of others across the Northern Kenya under the Azimio coalition.
However, last week, Ruto signed a post-election coalition pact with UDM leaders that assured him of the support of at least six MPs, two governors and senators as he strengthened his numbers.
Of great significance is the role UDM would play in consolidating the Northern Kenya for Ruto in case of a repeat election and how that would deflate Raila's influence in the region.
Analysts say the DP's bold manoeuvres are part of his plans to whittle down Raila's regional support and bolster his own fortunes should the Supreme Court send Kenyans to back to the ballot.
However, Raila on Wednesday hinted that he might boycott a rerun after affirmed that he wants the Supreme Court to declare him President-elect.
The former prime minister lost to Ruto after garnering 48.8 per cent of the vote against the President-elect's 50.5 per cent of the vote,-according to official IEBC results.
The apex court is expected to deliver its verdict on the eight petitions challenging Ruto's victory by September 5.
The highest court in the land, according to legal experts, can either annul the presidential elections or validate Ruto's win.
Since he was declared President-elect by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati, the Ruto camp has remained vigilant and calculating, tipping the country for a paradigm shift.
The tenacious 55-year-old has sustained his political combats, threatening to radically realign the country's political landscape in his favour ahead of a possible fresh presidential election.
Raila, 77, who was taking a fifth stab at the presidency, has cried foul of Ruto's schemes to “buy” Azimio MPs, saying it shows the DP is deeply worried of losing a repeat poll.
“He is busy buying MPs from Azimio claiming he is the President-elect, President-elect from where? I am the President-elect,” Raila said in Mombasa on Wednesday.
Some of Raila allies have even accused Ruto of an attempt to kill the opposition and return Kenya to a one-party state.
But analysts said Ruto's strategy to woo more lawmakers and regional pillars to his side aims to destabilise Raila's bases and puncture his momentum in case of a repeat.
The strategy is also to sway public perception that Ruto he is in control and would form government once the Supreme Court hurdle is cleared away.
“The President-elect is intelligently reshaping a rerun with his sustained onslaught on Azimio, he knows that by bagging key regional leaders, he will deny Raila an upper hand,” political analyst Alexandar Nyamboga argued
The the university don said Rutos' declaration as President-elect changes the political dynamics and might greatly sway Raila's key bases to his side.
“They are at an advantaged position because they were declared President and Deputy President-elect. It becomes easy to woo people to their side by promising them jobs and resources as opposed to Raila who is in the cold,” he said.
Outgoing Makuenu Governor Kivutha Kibwana, an Azimio Ukambani linchpin, dumped Raila and joined forces with Ruto's Kenya Kwanza camp.
Kibwana would also join the DP's legal team fighting the Raila presidential petition at the Supreme Court.
The entry of Kibwana is seen as part of Ruto's strategy to turn the tables on Raila in Ukambani counties that largely voted for the Azimio presidential candidate.
Kitui UDA gubernatorial candidate and ex-Nairobi deputy governor Jonathan Mweke said the Kenya Kwanza team will continue to reaching out to all leaders of goodwill to build a united country.
“No region will be left out, we want the country united despite the fissures of the campaigns, it is not about consolidating support but bringing the country together,” he said.
A part from Ruto's charm offensive to woo critics into his fold, the performance of both political camps in the recently concluded general election would also shape the dynamics of a repeat poll.
Politicians who won their seats on the Kenya Kwanza tickets would greatly buttress Ruto's campaigns as they would be campaigning from a point of strength.
They would be campaigning for Ruto with claims that they are in government and that their presidential victory was 'illegally' overturned by the apex court.
“In a scenario where there is a rerun, Kenya Kwanza will be campaigning from the point of strength while the Azimio camp will largely be seen as the opposition,” political analyst Murimi Mwaura.
Mwaura said through the declaration of Ruto as President-Elect, Rutos' Kenya Kwanza camp will have a lot of leverage and political advantage as many voters might try to associate with them.
With 23 governors elected on the Kenya Kwanza parties, they will form a strong army to campaign for Ruto at the grassroots.
The nearly 160 Kenya Kwanza MPs will also prove a strong political force for Ruto's grassroots campaigns in case of a rerun.
“Even if we were to go back to the voters, which I don't think because we have beaten our opponents in this election, it will be a walk in the park because we have a big army,” said Bomachoge Chache MP Alpha Miruka of UDA.
Raila's Azimio la Umoja coalition managed 22 governors and 162 Mps across the county, giving the outfit significant political strength to take on Ruto's camp.
However, there are fears that fatigue might contribute to low voter turnout in some regions, posing a big headache for Raila and Ruto in a fresh poll.
In the last election, Raila's support bases registered a poor showing while Ruto's bastions recorded impressive turn out that helped Ruto win victory on first attempt and on first round.
Mt Kenya, Ruto's most dependable stronghold, registered an average turnout of 75 per cent as opposed to Raila'a Nyanza backyard that had an average of 70 per cent.
(Edited V. Graham).
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