Voters should punish politicians who disappear after winning polls

Parliament during a past session. [File, Standard]

With 2027 designated a turning point in Kenya's history, politicians across the board are expected to take viable political stands and mark their territories well in advance.

Ideally, that's the right thing to do, especially for coat-tail riders in the Orange Democratic Movement who have perennially ridden on the crest of Raila Odinga's wave to high office, then turned around to thump their noses at the hoi polloi.