Topic: Kenya politics

The constituency has aligned strongly with UDA in recent cycles while voters prioritize agriculture, education, infrastructure, and land/Mau Forest issues.

Gilgil has consistently mirrored Kenya’s national political shifts from TNA in 2013, to Jubilee in 2017, and UDA in 2022. While the constituency follows broader coalition trends, l...

David Gikaria’s strength lies in his long experience from former Mayor of Nakuru to three-term MP. However, the narrower 2022 margin suggests that voters are becoming more demandin...

Kuresoi South has historically demonstrated a strong and unchanging loyalty to the dominant national ruling party at each election. Voters’ love for parties in control of the natio...

The voting behaviour in Nakuru Town Constituency usually aligns with the dominant parties nationally. This is shown as MP is elected first on the TNA party, and MCA were elected (4...

Ethnic alignment plays a major role in voting patterns and the chances of any party or candidate clinching political positions. Kalenjin plays a major role in politics and election...

Molo has historically been a volatile constituency, with MPs rarely serving more than one term. In 2022, Francis Kuria Kimani broke this trend by securing re-election, signaling a...

The Commission stated that statements or utterances that lead to ethnic incitement constitute a violation of Section 62 of the NCIC Act, and the Commission has initiated a formal i...

From KANU dominance to multi-party instability, then Jubilee, and now the UDA era, Nakuru has repeatedly transitioned between ruling parties.Voters often change allegiance in respo...

“Many attempted before us; none reached as far. Yes, I forfeited opportunities through youthful misjudgment, while chasing online applause from an audience that demands everything...

Instead of engaging opposition in open political warfare, the president and his team have chosen a more psychological, perception-based strategy, built on dominance instead of defe...

Kisumu Senator Prof. Tom Ojienda has urged observers not to view Oburu’s statement as a hardline ultimatum. “That is just a position they have given for the sake of moving forward,...

In a recent column published in the Standard Newspaper, political analyst Dr. Michael Ndonye argues that Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka should now consider joinin...

Nyutu accused Kahiga of acting on behalf of undisclosed interests, saying, “It seems they are doing someone’s bidding, and he should carry his own cross.” Governor Kahiga has faced...

Political analyst Dr Michael Ndonye believes that the political dynamics currently unfolding in Kenya leave little room for doubt that the upcoming polls are already rigged in stru...

This was the Moi era, a time when statecraft, media, and personality cult merged into a single televised performance. The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (then Voice of Kenya — VOK)...

Despite the celebratory mood in Parliament, the bill faces a significant legal roadblock. On May 22, 2025, a High Court issued conservatory orders barring the National Assembly fro...