With President Uhuru Kenyatta in his last term as President, many State House hopefuls are aligning themselves in order to take over.
Currently, Deputy President William Ruto is the front runner to capture the seat. Uhuru and Ruto signed an MoU in 2013 that will see both leaders support each other.
Ruto is banking on Uhuru's Mt. Kenya votes combined with Rift Valley to deliver State House.
However, there are fears that Ruto might be betrayed by Central Kenya. Therefore, we have been having calls to have Ruto raid opposition strongholds for back up.
One man that stands out is Hassan Joho.
A Ruto -Joho ticket will automatically deliver state House considering that the latter is the Kingpin of Coast politics.
Although the two leaders are antagonist, working together will be a big plus for the two.
Currently, Joho has a national appeal being the Deputy to Raila Odinga as the ODM leader.
Sultan, as he is commonly known, Joho has manged to outshine a number of seasoned politicians and rise to the top through fighting with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Joho appeals to the Kamba and luhya communities. This will be a great asset towards DP Ruto's campaign in 2022.