The power struggle between Raila and Kalonzo can only intensify

ODM leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka during Mwai Kibaki's burial in Othaya, Nyeri, in April 2022. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Apart from making Azimio champions to sing of his political brilliance, William Ruto has become the reference point for those aspiring to take his job in 2027.

Since President Ruto won in part because he started his presidential campaigns early, others have started doing the same in the hope of replicating his feat five years down the line.

As a result, intense political rivalry for opposition leadership is brewing between Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka's team and Raila Odinga's ODM troops.