McReggae wrote:
@gmg, Lolest!!!
truth be told this is a consituency where Raila whoever he walks with will get very minimal support, hata kama ni PK ama MK.......I still remember in 1992 when Paul Muite being the 1st V/C of Ford Kenya got over 30K votes and jaramogi a paltry 2K, nothing seems to be changing here in the forseable near future!!!
Matiba's FORD-Asili was the main party in Kiambu in 1992. The Kikuyu constituency voters gave Matiba the Presidential votes but gave Odinga's candidate, Mr Muite the parliamentary votes because they considered him better than the FORD-A candidate. This was repeated in neighbouring Limuru in 1997 where George Nyanja who was in NDP(Raila's party) won the parliamentary seat but did not win over the voters for Raila.
However, I feel this fact has been over-milked by some, especially from fellows from pambaa's home area to show that 'this constituency' will never vote for a pambaa region candidate. But is this unique to 'this constituency' which you seem frustrated has refused to change over time? NO!! To prove it isn't unique, we go back to pamba land...
In 1997, after Raila and the Kijana Wamalwa parted ways, the party to beat in Nyanza was no longer FORD-K but Raila's NDPK. All MPs from the region were from NDP except James Orengo in Ugenya and Joe Donde in Gem. Now Gem is not an issue as the NDP candidate there had been disqualified leaving Donde the natural choice to beat the KANU candidate. The Kikuyu constituency scenario was repeated in Ugenya. Orengo, who was then the FORD-K 1st Vice Chairman, beat the NDP candidate but that did not translate into votes for Wamalwa.
That is the tale of two elections with very similar outcomes though miles and 5 years apart!
Any questions?