Political analyst Alex Manyasi now says that the apparent widening rift between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto was expected and is actually overdue.
The two have been contradicting each other lately, especially on the graft purge and early campaigns issues, which pundits argue is proof that things are no longer rosy between them.
Speaking on Monday, Manyasi argued that the relationship has indeed shown cracks, adding that the same can be traced back to their weak and ideology-less union in 2013.
He said that the two merely united to save themselves from their cases against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) terming it a weak marriage of convenience.
"Ile marriage yao huwa naiita marriage of convenience. Walishikana maana walikuwa na shida moja; walikuwa na kesi," he said on Radio Maisha's Bunge La Maisha.
This translates to; "I call their marriage a marriage of convenience. They joined hands becuse they had a common problem; they had a case."
He also observed that the union was driven by the realization that they are leading numerically rich ethnic communities, and decided to maximize on that to win the presidency.
The only positive reason about it, he said, was their intentions and apparent success in uniting the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities which were sworn rivals at the time.
"They were leading heavily populated communities which were also rivals (Pia walikuwa wanaongoza makabila yenye watu wengi na pia yaliyokuwa hasimu sana)," added the commentator.