ODM leader Raila Odinga could be headed into some political turbulence in the former Western Province even as the region's political heavyweights gang up against him.
Ahead of the planned Bukhungu Stadium meeting on January 18, Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi and his FORD Kenya counterpart Moses Wetangula have opposed it (the meeting) saying it has hidden agenda.
This could be a sign of bad things to come going into the 2022 general election.
So, is the former Prime Minister's political future in the region under threat?
Since venturing into politics, Western has been one of Raila's main loyal political bases. In fact, to many, the region is to some an extent an extension of his home turf of Nyanza.
During the 2007 general election, Raila roped in former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi to join the newly-formed Orange Democratic Movement and he carried the day in the region.
Then came 2013. This time around, it was Wetangula who threw his weight behind the ODM leader in his third stab at the presidency. Again, Raila won the battle for the region's votes while defeating 'the son of the soil' Musalia Mudavadi in the process.
In 2017, Raila, Wetangula and Mudavadi found themselves on the same political side. And as always, Raila swept the Western region clean.
Then there was a fallout in the NASA coalition. Raila charted his own political future especially after his handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta. On their part, Mudavadi and Wetangula have remained close and could be keen to lock the ODM leader from 'Mulembe land'.
With Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya remaining as the only established politician in the region backing Raila, the former Prime Minister should rethink his strategy as Oparanya cannot singlehandedly deliver the region to him. If not, Mudavadi and Wetangula will finally revenge after Raila 'betrayed'" them.