Speculations were rife on Saturday morning, July 3, after COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli posted a photo of a meeting with Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart Feisal Bader.
The photo raised eyebrows among their follows baring in mind that the two leaders are nemesis, often trolling each other in public rallies.
Additionally, they are in opposite political divides with Atwoli in Kieleweke, a faction that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga and Jumwa in Tangatanga, a faction that backs Deputy President Willliam Ruto.
On the other hand, Bader is a lawmaker who was mainly suported by the DP's allies when campaigning for the Msambweni seat which were held in December 2020.
ODM Communications director Philip Etale disclosed that the three leaders met in Malindi and discussed matters politics.
"Could there be something cooking?" Etale posed.
The COTU Secretary General was yet to respond to Kenyans.co.ke on what the trio discussed by the time of publishing.
The two leaders have been exchanging words and insults over 2022 succession politics in the past.
In April, Jumwa referred to the COTU boss as 'Mwanaume bwege' which is Swahili for a good-for-nothing man.
She explained that Atwoli was only keen on stopping Deputy President William Ruto from becoming president in 2022, but had no aspirations of his own.
On the other hand, Atwoli once ridiculed the MP on his perception of her beauty.
"Achana na huyo mama, hata sio type yangu, huyo hata si taste yangu. Anacheza sana na jina yangu. Mpime na ruler, hata hana kiuno (Leave her alone, she is not my type, she is not my taste. She is just playing with my name. She doesn't even have a waist)," Atwoli had stated.
Jumwa would respond saying that she did not desire the trade unionist either, sparking a back and forth between the leaders and their allies.
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