How will former Prime Minister Raila Odinga recover his former Western Kenya and Ukambani strongholds after the exit of all his 2017 coalition partners?

Well, this is the question his strategists must answer following wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s recent announcement of departure from the Odinga led Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition, only weeks after former Odinga allies Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula formalized a separate pact with the rival Deputy President William Ruto's camp. Murimi Mwangi highlights Odinga’s remaining options in the two regions and explains why Kalonzo’s allies, are reluctant to rethink the Azimio divorce.