The current political relationship between Garissa Township legislator, Aden Duale and the Cord opposition chief Raila Odinga can be said to be one full of animosity.
The recent endorsement of Farah Maalim by Raila into the 2017 legislative space has further aggravated the situation.
But as it is said, there are no permanent friends or foes in politics, especially in the Kenyan setting.
Duale being a professionally trained teacher had little knowledge and experience in the field of politics, and so had to be raised in Raila's ODM academy.
On his very first entry into the world of politics, Duale was raised by the ODM party which evidently saw him win the Dujis legislative seat in 2007. It is then that Duale enjoyed a blossoming relationship with his boss Raila, even traversing the country together selling their political manifestos.
Deputy President William Ruto was also in the cordial political space with the duo and the thought of the two having conflicting ideologies by then were close to unimaginable.
However, all started turning for the worse for Ruto when his name featured on the famous list of Ocampo six. The world became bleak for him and suspicion later emerged when Ruto and his allied predicted a foul play, stating that Raila could have influenced his being sent to ICC.
The climax of the fallout between the duo reached its climax prior to the 2010 referendum exercise.
Raila campaigned for the new constitution while Ruto opposed it with the argument that some sections needed review before adoption.
With the conflicting ideologies, Ruto and Duale decamped from Raila's ODM and formed the United Republican Party (URP).
With the formation of URP, Duale shifted all his political allegiance to URP until when he vied for the Garissa Township legislative position in 2013, where he won with a big margin.
Since then, Duale and Raila seemed to be reading from two different scripts. Worse still, Duale's appointment as the House Majority leader spelt doom for ODM and the entire Cord coalition.