Elections are nine months away. That is both how close we are and at the same time far away from Tuesday, August 8, 2017. An estimated 22 million Kenyans are expected to take part in this unique election.
Let us first acknowledge the fact that because it is decided in Jubilee who will be the presidential and running-mate candidate, eyes remain on the pair the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) picks. There are three schools of thoughts in CORD that demonstrate either diversity of opinion or the politics of discord and opportunism.