Is KANU ditching Jubilee for CORD?

Looking at what is unfolding in Rift Valley, one would be worried of what will happen come the 2017 General Election.  

It was early this week when Kenya African National Union’s (KANU) Secretary General Nick Salat was seen in Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) protests to unsit Interim Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners from office. 

Is his action a clear picture that writings are already written on the wall concerning Rift Valley's decision ahead of next year's General Election? Is KANU slowly breaking ties with the Jubilee administration and is now warming up to CORD?

If that is the case, will its support for CORD weaken the Jubilee stronghold and defy the old odd of Deputy President William Ruto being the Rift valley kingpin?

Two months ago we had a heated Kericho by-election in which Deputy President’s candidate Aaron Cheruiyot won with a landslide of 109,358 votes against Paul Sang’s KANU, who lost with 56, 307 votes. Although there were allegations of voter rigging and election malpractices.

Furthermore Bomet County Governor Isaac Ruto has been an arch political rival to Deputy President sending fear over the ever widening rift in the Rift Valley.

Will these continued factions be an issue to the Jubilee government and at the same time give the Opposition a reason to be happy?

Tyranny of numbers, a famous phrase that saw Jubilee clinch victory in the 2013 General Election may be irrelevant. 

Rift valley which has been a stronghold for Jubilee may be reduced to a battle ground where each party will have a 50-50% share.