Do not be blinded by handouts doled out ahead of polls

Who is Suleiman Shahbal? This is the Mombasa businessman with gubernatorial ambitions who let the cat out of the bag on the ruling coalition’s plans viz 2017 right in front of the Deputy President. He point blank declared the dark intentions of the ruling coalition. “Uchaguzi wa 2017 tutashinda, tutashinda Kwa nguvu, tutanunua, tutaiba, whatever will be”. While the IEBC and Office of the DPP were quick off the blocks, condemning the remarks and opening investigations respectively, these are the brash and brazen words of a man who knows that little of consequence can befall him despite his insolent remarks.

It seems that having realised it cannot win the election based on arguments grounded in logic and reason, Jubilee has decided to forego all pretenses and instead buy its way into another term in office. There was a time not so long ago when such was the norm. I made my first acquaintance with the corrupting influence of money in politics in 1992.