Pundit let deal with news. Reality. We all have our wishes as ODM or UDA backers. These guys are always bickering like step-kids in big family. They cry about party funds, or NASA MOU, or "trust" - but don't spin away their association with Raila or Uhuru like they do Ruto. It like 2012 when Ruto would meet Raila secretly to demand 60% - after demonizing him for 5 years - and URP and Kalenjin still vehemently denounced the meetings or any deal with Raila.
NASA (and Uhuru-Kieleweke) have demonized Ruto for years. It hard to embrace him overnight without looking like a turncoat. So Oparanya meets him and claim he was sent by Raila
Kalonzo heard the Itumbi rumors and promptly declared Wiper incompatible with wheelbarrow. Mdvd is probably the worst Ruto critic in OKA - don't bet on a deal soon - if you don't see any gradual cozying up. Even Weta distances himself often - I don't see any deal likely.
Now if Weta was angling to join Ruto, or in quiet talks - he would not play second fiddle to Mdvd - cause he need something to deliver to Ruto. Weta seems hopeful to be CS in Handshake - no he is not governor type due to the hubris and image issues of step-down from Bukusu kingpin. These desperados really need hybrid hat-trick which Raila offers them. Ruto offers NOTHING. Ati governor
- that only appeals to Chris Wamalwa or Eseli - not even Lusaka is that excited after speaker stint with national profile.
So long as BBI remain in play - don't expect any of these guys to join Ruto. If small chance BBI hope die - Raila would cobble NARC 2 lineup - of 5 big kabila - and promise BBI hybrid in 100 days ala Kibaki.