I can understand the frustration of Mr Odinga and his supporters. One election clearly stolen, the next one probably, too, because those figures never made sense, but everyone sat transfixed ‘keeping the peace’. And now another situation in which there appears to be a lack of clarity how the official figures came to be. Because the 2010 Constitution has actually handed us some leeway, some halfway secession in the name of devolution – incidentally something intensely championed by Mr Odinga. I’d like Mr Odinga to grab this opportunity as a party leader and show us how things could be managed differently, especially because of the continued political fragmentation driven by the proliferation of parties and now also of independent candidates.

Source: The Star August 25, 2017 21:09 UTC