Smart logistics win elections not just money

A man is lifted in a cart as Deputy President William Ruto addresses residents at Mlango Kubwa in Nairobi on January 12, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The 2022 presidential election was a turnout election. In his best ten counties (share of votes cast), the UDA candidate averaged a turnout of 73.3 per cent.

The corresponding figure for the Azimio candidate was 65.8 per cent. For example, in the Azimio best four counties of Homa Bay, Siaya, Kisumu and Migori, more than 590,000 people did not vote.