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.

For a candidate to have higher chance of winning elections, the tribal tyranny of numbers has to be considered. Presidential candidates and their deputies must on that account, come from the most populous communities. Such arrangements have since given birth to a political malady - paying political debts - for which a cure must be found.