Paying tribal political debts is primitive. Period.

Some of the Ballot Boxes that were used in the 2022 general elections. [File, Standard]

Migration and settlement saw the Luo and Abagusi people occupy Nyanza region. The Luhya community Western region while Central Kenya was occupied by the Agikuyu, Aembu, Ameru and Ambeere people. Such patterns of settlement are seen across the nation.

After attaining independence, our politics, economy and social lives became nationalised. Our people intermarry and tribes are not necessarily specific to a given area. Our politics, for so many years, has been conducted along tribal lines with national leaders being looked at as tribal kingpins. We have seen coalitions and political parties being crafted based on tribes, not ideologies.