Embattled Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and ex-senator Johnstone Muthama's political feud may not end any time soon.
The two politicians are not seeing eye to eye politically and have often engaged in ugly public spats.
Mutua and Muthama first tenure as governor and senator after their election in 2013 was full of drama.
The duo often engaged in spats with Muthama accusing Mutua of impotently running the county affairs.
Mutua, on the other hand, accused Muthama of being jealous and sabotaging him in running the county.
Their rivalry forced Muthama not to contest for any seat in the August 8, 2017, general election.
Muthama claimed he could not contest for any seat so long as Mutua was on the ballot.
In August 2016, Mutua and Muthama’s rivalry went a notch higher when the two clashed in front of thousands of mourners at a funeral in Machakos.
Governor Mutua uncle's burial ceremony, John Mbithi turned a political ground when Mutua and Muthama mercilessly criticized each other in front of mourners.
The drama unfolded when Mutua declined to address mourners after protocol breach caused the then Machakos Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala.
Kiala had introduced Mutua to make his speech first before Muthama.
Procedurally and basing on protocol, Mutua should have been the last person to make his speech or addressed the mourners.
The tense moment at the funeral saw persons believed to be Mutua’s aides' snatch microphone from Kiala.
Muthama also refused to address the mourners when he was handed the microphone.
It took the intervention of former Machakos Woman Representative Susan Musyoka for Muthama to address the mourners.
The two leaders have since remained political nemesis with Muthama, saying that Mutua is not fit to be Machakos governor.
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