The lunch meeting between Baringo Senator Gideon Moi and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua last week has caused many ripples in the local political scene.
Though Mutua said it was an ordinary gathering between two like-minded people, pundits say it had everything to do with the 2022 succession politics.
Moi has constantly been prodded by his Kanu party to go for the top seat after President Uhuru Kenyatta's exit, but he is yet to come out strongly on the issue.
On the other hand, Mutua has already declared his interest to contest the presidency in 2022 under his Maendeleo Chap Chap party.
The Machakos county chief has also mounted a relentless anti-corruption crusade that has not gone down well with his detractors, who feel that he is targeting top politicians in President Kenyatta's administration.
Mutua's call for all top politicians and civil servants to be subjected to a lifestyle audit was echoed by the President himself.
The 'friendship' between Moi and Mutua has ruffled Deputy President William Ruto's camp, which has already started consolidating national support for his presidential bid in 2022.
Being the son of former President Daniel arap Moi, Senator Gideon's dalliance with any politician is always viewed with keen interest.
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