What next for the ruling coalition after key pointman sees the light and returns home?

NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga (left) and Kisii governor James Ongwae welcome back to NASA Kisii county governor Joash Maangi (right) during a rally at Gusii stadium on May 17,2017. Maangi left ODM to join Jubilee party last year but has since re-joined ODM. Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

The sudden move by Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi to rejoin ODM after a two-year dalliance with Jubilee has tilted the political landscape in Gusii region and forced the ruling party back to the drawing board.

Maangi, who has been flirting with Jubilee for the last two years before officially defecting from the Orange party three months ago, “returned home” and re-united with his boss — Governor James Ongwae.