NASA is Losing it, Again

Many political analysts, including NASA leaders and supporters believed that the coalition was enjoying tyranny of numbers and was going to win the August 8 election. However, NASA leaders and supporters were in rude shock when President Uhuru emerged the winner with more than 1.44 million votes. I know the result is still controversial after Supreme Court invalidated Uhuru’s victory and IEBC Chairman, Chebukati, confirmed that there were indeed irregularities in his contentious memo to Chiloba, IEBC CEO.

Nevertheless, many people are yet to answer the question on whether Uhuru won or NASA lost. One of the things that came out clearly during the Supreme Court presidential case was that NASA did not contest irregularities in the number of votes. The case was based on the irregularities and illegalities in the election process. However, the number of Jubilee elected leaders, especially in perceived NASA stronghold may make one conclude that NASA lost. For instance, in the case of Western region, Jubilee won 8 out of 33 parliamentary seats. I know it is possible to argue that NASA lost the eight seats due to internal wrangles among its aspirants. But it is also interesting to note that there was a significant increase in the number of votes Uhuru got in Western compared to 2012 general election. For example, the number of votes he got in 2017 in Kakamega, Bungoma, and Busia counties increased by 50,723, 82,877, and 26,214 respectively compared to 2012. This is the puzzle that NASA leaders are trying to understand, even as they argue that election was rigged in favor of president Uhuru.