Manifestos will tell Kenyans what politicians want to do, while the budget will tell them what the state can afford to do....
President William Ruto's biggest bet in latest move is that the coalition can be held together by a story of delivery....
Kalonzo's statement is more interesting than a conventional opposition attack because he recognises that “Ruto must go” is not a governing programme....
Politics is rarely located in isolated events and is instead revealed in patterns that accumulate over time and begin to suggest a method....
Voters are not merely looking for a candidate who can defeat Ruto, but for a leader they can trust with what comes after....
At the 2027 election, Governors will be elected, and County Assemblies will be constituted after MCAs, elected in the same election, assume office....
The more Sifuna's support becomes personal rather than merely anti-Ruto, the harder it becomes to treat him as another bloc that can simply be negotiated into an alliance....
The register tells a more complicated story that matters because the phrase "Mt Kenya" itself is rarely as precise as the political conclusions drawn from it....
Ol Kalou will be remembered not simply because it elected an MP, but showing that by-elections have evolved into proxy political wars....
Kenya is not abandoning identity politics. Coalition-building, local political networks and ethnic mobilisation remain central features of presidential elections campaigns....