Why it’s hard for political parties in Kenya to punish rebels

Lucy Ndung’u

NAIROBI: Efforts to instill discipline in political parties through the Political Parties Act have been futile.

When it comes to reigning in on rebels, both at the national and county levels, the threshold is very high, thereby making it very difficult for parties to crack the whip, including removing rebels from party list, which automatically leads to them losing their elective seats.