By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls
Source: The Standard
Seth Panyako of Malava wept. He broke down and wailed frantically at a police station, in the forenoon of voting day, in the constituency where he had been billed the foremost runner. Voting had only begun, yet Panyako howled because, he said, someone wanted to take his life; and that the vote had already been stolen.Elsewhere, in Nyanza, Homa Bay Town MP, Peter Kaluma,addressed the mediain a blood-drenched shirt that he refrained from changing all day long. He was the victim of electoral violence, right in the polling centre where he was an accredited agent. Someone violently opened up his head with a stone or some other crude object. The lessons are stark. Kaluma is a systems man, a State siren. Where was his security detail?Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans TodayUnlock the Truth Now 》Unlimited access to all premium contentUninterrupted ad-free browsing experienceMobile-optimized reading experienceWeekly NewslettersMPesa, Airtel Money and Cards acceptedAlready a subscriber?Log inFollow The Standard
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Elsewhere, in Nyanza, Homa Bay Town MP, Peter Kaluma,addressed the mediain a blood-drenched shirt that he refrained from changing all day long. He was the victim of electoral violence, right in the polling centre where he was an accredited agent. Someone violently opened up his head with a stone or some other crude object. The lessons are stark. Kaluma is a systems man, a State siren. Where was his security detail?Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans TodayUnlock the Truth Now 》Unlimited access to all premium contentUninterrupted ad-free browsing experienceMobile-optimized reading experienceWeekly NewslettersMPesa, Airtel Money and Cards acceptedAlready a subscriber?Log inFollow The Standard
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