PREMIUM Sifuna storm: Why Nairobi senator is disruptor-in-chief of Ruto plans Neither President Ruto's camp nor members of the United Opposition are sitting easy. Politics Just now Listen

Opposition ranks According to the legislator, Mr Sifuna's appeal stretches beyond Raila Odinga's traditional political strongholds: "He will command numbers in Western, Nyanza, the Coast and even Nairobi.

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei acknowledges Mr Sifuna's political talent but argues presidential politics demands far more than popularity: "If he's a wise young man, he should remain Nairobi Senator and build his political muscle slowly.

During campaigns for the Ol Kalou by-election, Mr Gachagua publicly cautioned Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata, who has since joined his DCP Party, against inviting Linda Mwananchi to campaign alongside the United Opposition.