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Next President faces tough job whipping MPs to do his bidding

President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament, 2017. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The August 9 General Election is set to usher Kenya into a new and intricate experience with multiparty democracy. The elections herald the arrival of the dominant ethnic political party that must have its way in the Legislature.

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