Is Luhya unity bid ahead of 2017 a fallacy despite their huge number of voters?

Former House Speaker Kenneth Marende [PHOTO: Courtesy]

Despite commanding a huge block of voters the Luhya community has been seeking unity and several attempts have flopped in the past. Several factors have been attributed to this elusive unity, which include playing their political games in public, hence opening up chances of being ‘infiltrated’ by the so-called outsiders. Analysts also believe some Luhya politicians are not genuinely interested in unity.

Their huge numbers notwithstanding, politicians from the former Western and Nyanza provinces continue flip-flopping in strategy. Now, they have kicked off the New Year with intensive political activities, including drumming up that tired chorus on the elusive Luhya unity.