Nominations chaos.
The nominations process for the December elections were predictably chaotic. I think the guys who’ve been force out by the bigwigs, like Dan Shikanda, will fare well in December if they were able to jump on the defection merry-go-round in good time. No three-piece voting this time around…if you are unpopular you will go home.
I found it interesting that a number of MPs who were unpopular with Mzalendo users failed to win nominations. I hope this means that we are starting to become a more and more reliable source just not of hard facts, but also of sentiment on the ground. Some examples…please take time to read the comments left by Mzalendo readers if you can…quite informative - PK Muiruri [Mzalendo profile]; Moses Sirma [Mzalendo Profile]; Patrick Ivuti [Mzalendo Profile]; Macharia Mukiri [Mzalendo Profile]; George Khaniri [Mzalendo Profile; Murungaru; Francis Kagwima; and Eric Nyamunga.
Man, I wish I was in Nairobi to cover all the hot action. The pundit in me is feeling very left out. I can only console myself with the fact that I will be there for the elections.
AOB: Hasta la Vista Dick Morris? He should have consulted the Armenians on how to avoid immigration woes.
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