Political parties should be ideologically defined

While the Jubilee coalition has been more successful in this respect, even for CORD, the indiscipline of the past where political units and personalities outside the core leadership had significant gravitas and could pursue objectives outside the major party lines is slowly dwindling. PHOTO: COURTESY

For those of us who hope Kenya’s politics would evolve towards fewer and more settled political outfits, the last couple of weeks have given reason for cautious optimism. The two main political coalitions have gone out of their way to show strength, consolidate their bases and reduce internal dissent as we head to the polls.

While the Jubilee coalition has been more successful in this respect, even for CORD, the indiscipline of the past where political units and personalities outside the core leadership had significant gravitas and could pursue objectives outside the major party lines is slowly dwindling.