ICC no longer a vote determinant factor

That is how insignificant ICC is that even among Jubilee diehards; the raucous did not take up the refrain. Kenyans are wiser now. They have a fairly accurate picture, away from the fuzzy mental images they had then, of what might have transpired. They are united in the misery of job cuts as companies close shop.PHOTO: COURTESY

The dynamics of our politics have changed since 2013. The International Criminal Court is stale news today. Mention of it is not as emotive as it was prior to Jubilee taking over the reins of power in 2013.

Thus, the fear in some quarters that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s mention of Kenya’s intention to reconsider ties with ICC and Raila Odinga’s scathing rejoinder could dredge tribal sentiments was speculative.