The fallacy that is our political parties' internal democracy

So, of what use were the party primaries we held? This is a serious issue because thereafter many of the losers rushed to seek registration as independent candidates. Those who won in the mainstream parties have to contend with the fact that the big names they beat are still in the race. Both sets of candidates sunk millions into the campaigns for party nominations but apparently in many areas this was a futile task. 

Before we come to why the three-month period during which one shouldn’t have been a member of a political party before being registered as independent candidate is a phenomenon strangling itself, let us reflect on what this portends for presidential candidates Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. Uhuru and his running mate William Ruto initially kept away from myriad Jubilee losers who jumped for independent tickets, including Peter Kenneth, Kinuthia Mbugua and Bundotich Kiprop (Buzeki) among others, but later changed their minds.