Garissa township Member of Parliament Aden Duale is likely to keep the position for as long as he wishes.
With the Kenyan constitution currently having no term limitation for Members of Parliament, Duale is sure of defeating his arch-rival Farah Maalim, whom he trounced to secure re-election in the August 8 general elections, over and over again.
Duale's recent backing of the peace pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Kenyatta has portrayed him as a supporter of national unity, as opposed to the Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) deputy party boss whose bloc is yet to acknowledge the deal citing exclusion.
As a result, Duale is likely to win in the battle for Raila's supporters' votes in future elections, an added advantage should the two face off again.
His position as the National Assembly Majority Leader and close ties with the ruling Jubilee leadership has further given him an upper hand as he boasts of more privileges, including a bigger campaign budget and President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto's endorsement.
Maalim who hails from the opposition, on the other hand, is short of these.
The recent collapse of the opposition's National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition is further going to haunt him, with the former National Assembly Deputy Speaker being among the first persons to have predicted the NASA fall.
''The country is at a crossroads and it is difficult to predict the future. All I can say is that the two coalitions — Jubilee and Nasa — are collapsing. A search for totally new formations has just begun,'' Maalim was quoted by the nation on Wednesday, February 14.
This is going to further weaken him and subject him to questions as to why his party did not do anything to keep the alliance alive and at the same time, scare away voters over negativity.