The rivalry between Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his once close ally Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua will not end any time soon, a political analyst has predicted.
Mr Peter Ngure, a Kiambu based analyst says that Kalonzo and Mutua rivalry will continue beyond the 2017 elections.
The analyst notes that the relationship between the two is likely to spark more fights basing on the recent alleged comment by Kalonzo that linked Governor Mutua to the kidnap of Machakos deputy governor Bernard Kiala’s daughter.
“Kalonzo and Mutua might not reconcile any time soon and their rivalry is likely to create divisions in Ukambani,” he said on Sunday.
The analyst added that Kamba locals and some politicians have already taken sides on who they want to support in regards to the rivalry between Kalonzo and Mutua.
The analyst observes that the fact that Mutua has ditched Wiper and formed his Maendeleo Cha Chap Movement Party is a clear indication that he wants nothing to do with Kalonzo.
On the other hand, Kalonzo has been taunting Mutua as a betrayer and rebellious for allegedly working with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee government against the wishes of the Wiper Party.
He states that Ukambani is likely to experience more ahead of the 2017 general elections.
Mr Ngure further indicates that things will be murkier for Kalonzo if he falls out with Machakos senator Johnson Muthama as being speculated in some media outlets.
He notes that Mutua is likely to benefit from the rivalry adding that he has the support or rebels who recently ditched Kalonzo’s party.
“Kalonzo should prepare for a hard time politically especially if Governor Mutua goes ahead with his intentions to sue him (Kalonzo) for allegedly linking to the kidnap of Kiala’s daughter,” he adds.
However, Kalonzo allies say that he is still in control the Kamba politics despite his rivalry with Mutua.
The allies led by Kathiani MP Robert Mbui, Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo Junior, Makueni MP Daniel Maanzo and Matungulu MP Stephen Mule says that Kalonzo is still the Kamba political king pin.
The politicians accuse governor Mutua of allegedly being used by Jubilee politicians to cause rifts in Ukambani ahead of 2017 polls.
Mr Maanzo claims that Mutua is a Jubilee mole in Ukambani and that he allegedly being used to scatter the region’s votes ahead of 2017.
In a recent interview with a local TV station, Maanzo asked Mutua to respect Kalonzo because he is the one who made him clinch that seat.
Analysts say that the fall out between Kalonzo and Mutua is giving other region politicians chance to rise politically.
Analyst’s further state that the beneficiary of the Kalonzo and Mutua fall out could be Machakos senator Johnson Muthama who they say has a lot of political say in the region’s politics.