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How CORD can beat the tyranny of numbers in 2017

CORD principles Kalonzo Musyoka (left), Raila Odinga (center) and Moses Wetangula addressing the press on Eurobond saga at Capital hill on 21/4/16- BEVERLYNE MUSILI

Politics being like a game of chase, it’s quite evident that the number of registered voters currently with IEBC favours the Jubilee Alliance led by President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

The ruling coalition has almost 6 million votes from Central Kenya and Rift valley combined while Cord has almost 5 million votes from Western, Coast, Nyanza and Eastern, which leaves Nairobi with 1.8 Million and North Eastern with a paltry 500,000 registered voters.

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