The Jubilee Party and the National Super Alliance (NASA) will disintegrate after the Kibra by-election, nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura has said.
Already, Jubilee appears divided over its candidate McDonald Mariga, with some members openly declaring support for ODM candidate Imran Okoth.
On the other side, three NASA affiliate parties namely Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Amani National Congress (ANC) and Ford Kenya have fronted candidates in the race, threatening the unity of the already limping union.
Mwaura said that judging by the already present issues, it is very likely that the Kibra contest will only confirm the collapse of the two sides.
"This Kibra election will not spare Jubilee and NASA, they must break. Jubilee already has Tangatanga and Kieleweke factions while the others are neutral (Hii uchaguzi ya Kibra haitawacha Jubilee na NASA, lazima zivunjike. Jubilee tayari kuna Tangatanga, Kieleweke na wale wengine wako katikati)," he said on Radio Jambo's Mazungumzo Waziwazi show on Saturday morning.
He blamed the rising hostility among initially united members of the two sides on the 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta of Jubilee and ODM leader Raila Odinga.
According to the vocal lawmaker, the truce has resulted in confusion and counter-reactions, which have consequently brought about enmity and hostility within the blocs.
"The handshake has brought about peace, but had also resulted in confusion where people don't understand themselves (Handshake imeleta amani lakini pia imeleta confusion, watu hawajijui)," he added.
Lately, members of the two groups have been trading verbal exchanges, a situation which also comes amid an alleged widening rift between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
Similarly, ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna recently claimed that the NASA handshake is already dead, remarks that have been succeeded by his exchanges with the ANC leadership.
Just like the Tangatanga faction which has questioned the motive behind the handshake, NASA's ANC, Ford Kenya and Wiper parties have since accused Raila of excluding them in the truce.