Politics is a game of numbers where alliances are made in accordance to what each side is delivering to the joint basket, in an attempt to floor the opponent.
The ruling Jubilee Party, however, seems to contradict this fact, with one of its long-time top allies being a politically weak former elected legislator who delivered close to zero votes to the party in the last two consecutive general elections.
The Jubilee summit consisting President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto seem too obsessed with former Rarieda lawmaker Raphael Tuju who had very little, if not no effect in both the 2013 and 2017 presidential races.
Hailing from the Luo Nyanza region, a solid bedrock of opposition leader Raila Odinga, Tuju was not of any importance to the duo in both races, failing to help the two bite into Odinga's votes, but still went ahead to be promoted to the Jubilee Party Secretary General slot after the concluded contest.
Known for always going against the wind in the region, Tuju was also a close ally to former President Mwai Kibaki in his face-off with Odinga in the 2007 presidential race, again failing to deliver.
Initially President Uhuru Kenyatta's now defunct National Alliance (TNA) party head of secretariat, Tuju has since been allocated the Minister Without Portforlio state job, meaning that he only has to sit and earn.