Party-hopping: Is the Kenyan political party real or just a trick?

The politicking season is over and with the recent ‘handshake’ between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, much of the heat has gone off in local politics. However, long before that and soon after the election results were announced, political party offices across the country were boarded up and shut. Usually, political party offices are closed immediately after the polls to reopen just before the polls five years later.

The thousands of activists and supporters who rally around parties and candidates find themselves abandoned and forgotten. Many sacrifice time and resources to see candidates of the party of their liking elected only to be forgotten along with the furniture and cobwebs in the party offices. Should it be that the landlord is not the winning candidate in the local elections, then rent payments cease immediately. Then, the only thing remaining will be the party logo or emblem on the outer walls unless a kind advertiser appears to paint it over for free.