Garissa County has already entered into a campaign mood with weekends being the most occupied days of the week.
Aspiring Members of County Assembly (MCAs), Members of Parliament and gubernatorial aspirants are trickling in to sell their ideologies with the hope of getting into the various elective positions.
However, aspiring governors in the county are going through sleepless nights deliberating on where and who their potential deputies should be.
The regional politics is rife with clan politics, with each demanding to be offered a powerful position in the respective governments if they are to rally behind certain individuals.
It is a fact that a simple mistake in selecting a running mate will adversely affect each of the aspirants.
So far, Governor Nathif Jama has never made public his stand as to whether he will retain his deputy in his second term, and neither has he indicated that he would be opting for a different individual.
Similarly, Abdullahi Hussein who deputizes the incumbent county boss has not hinted on vying for an elective seat.
On the other hand, there are news making rounds that Ali Korane has already picked his deputy from Jama's current cabinet, an issue that has not yet been confirmed.
However, individuals from dominant classes are more likely to be picked since politics is a game of numbers.