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Politics of deceit: Anatomy of MoUs built on backstabbing, empty words

Voters queue at NSSF grounds in Nairobi during the General Elections in 2017. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The future of Kenya does not lie in hands of the Wanjikus. It is in the hands of our political elite. Recently, political “restaurant caucuses” have increased in frequency and intensity, as politicians explore and sound each other, in political bargaining, elite-pacting and alliance-making.

New alliances or permutations are expected as the 2022 General Election beckons. Given the complexities of Kenya’s ethnic architecture, political alliances are necessary and essential for a united, peaceful, and progressive Kenya. No political leader today can win the presidency, without being in one form of alliance or another.

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