Even after Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati installed himself as Gusii community spokesperson, the scramble for the position seems to have taken a new dimension following intensified campaigns across the region.
The Gusii community, it is understood, has gone without an official spokesperson after the unceremonious exit of Simon Nyachae from politics in 2007.
Despite opposition towards his leadership, Nyachae however, managed to amalgamate the community in 2002 when he contested for presidency.
But leaders who are opposed to Arati, have since split into two factions with some backing Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, while some going for Kisii senator Sam Ongeri.
"I do not see why we should not have Ongeri as our leader. He is elderly and experienced," Borabu MP Ben Momanyi said.
Those supporting Matiang'i, among them National Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Jimmy Angwenyi, argue that the powerful minister is currently the senior most leader.
"Matiang'i is the senior most Kisii leader in government and his position must be respected," says Angwenyi.
Interestingly, a defiant Arati has even gone ahead to introduce his wife of Chinese origin to the public, after a section of leaders termed him as a boy.
"I only fight high profile wars. I believe I can even go for presidency because I have what it takes," he said at a function in Nyamira.