Neither ‘Okoa Kenya’ nor ‘Pesa Mashinani’ can garner majority on its own, poll shows

Governor Cyprian Awiti and Senator Otieno Kajwang’ sign the Okoa Kenya referendum petition in Homa Bay. Despite such eff orts to get support across the country, poll results show that neither the CORD-led campagin nor the one spearheaded by the governors can get 50 per cent support on its own. [PHOTO: JAMES OMORO/STANDARD]

The reality of Kenyan politics in regard to the strength of individual political parties is playing out in the Okoa Kenya and Pesa Mashinani referendum drives.

Just as it is practically impossible for a single party to form a government on its own, it appears   that neither the CORD initiative nor the push by governors would succeed independently if the exercise were to be held now.