Last person to leave NASA house, please 'switch off the lights’

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and Hassan Omar share a light moment during a meeting of Jubilee Leaders from Coast Region

Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar’s defection to Jubilee is yet another pointer that the NASA house is tumbling and further dents any hope of its presidential candidate Raila Odinga ascending to the presidency. President Uhuru Kenyatta's performance in the August 8 General Election clearly showed he has made inroads in the region, formerly under Raila's grip, thanks to the many development initiatives he has launched since 2013.

Since the Supreme Court nullified his win on November 1, rather than spend all his time ruing the controversial decision, the President and his Deputy William Ruto have been traversing the country in search of more votes to ensure an even more emphatic victory come October 26. Raila, on the other hand, has spent most of his time at press conferences in Nairobi issuing demand after demand. From his visits to the Coast and Western, all indications are that the President will whitewash Raila in the rerun.