Being stripped naked, beaten by mob and interrogated on camera cause you were mobilised by some politician is diabolical. Vulnerable young men bring used to drive violence will have to think twice.
Hundreds escort ballot boxes and tallied results from AC Ol Kalou Polling Station to the constituency tallying centre at Ol Kalou Senior School.
Video by Julius Chepkwony.
Watching Ol Kalou and at this rate might be more of a headache to fight 2-3 strong / decent showing contenders at the same time, unified then comes at runoff.
Voting is often anchored in either hope or fear. Voters may be hopeful for a new dawn, new opportunities, etc., or they may be afraid of harm, loss of livelihoods, and, in our context, dispossession of land.
One of the many reasons people lose elections or fail to capture political moments is that they never ask themselves WHY voters vote the way they do. Understanding the psychology of the voter is the first step towards victory.
Social sanctions and mutual assistance.
This is the template for next year. Tukijaribu kuonyesha woga, tumeisha.
If someone is not in uniform, they should be presumed to be a goon.
I remember Kenyans in the first year of SGR with constant complaints of being left by the morning train.
You would think the time was set arbitrarily on the said morning 🤣