New normal will be life without an Opposition

MPs in a fistfight after Speaker Moses Wetangula ruled that Kenya Kwanza Alliance was the majority side in the chambers. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The poll season is done and dusted. The party is over and the hard part has started. The ball is on President William Ruto's court.

In some quarters, however, the poll celebration continues. Among the senior clergy, faces are lit up with impish glee because of better ties with the 'system.' In many sanctuaries, including my place of worship, there's a real feel-good moment.