Last week’s Ol Kalou by-election results should serve as a major lesson to both the government and the opposition. Political analyst Albert Kasembeli said the polls demonstrated that the politics of tokenism for political gain was steadily losing influence, while cautioning the opposition against being carried away by its victory. Kasembeli added that the outcome should also remind the IEBC to always uphold its constitutional mandate by conducting free, fair and impartial elections.

ALBERT KASEMBELI-REMIND

Matokeo ya uchaguzi mdogo wa Ol Kalou wiki iliyopita yanapaswa kuwa somo kubwa kwa serikali na upinzani. Mchambuzi wa kisiasa Albert Kasembeli alisema kura za maoni zilionyesha kuwa siasa za upendeleo wa kisiasa zilikuwa zikipoteza ushawishi, huku akionya upinzani dhidi ya kuchukuliwa na ushindi wake. Kasembeli aliongeza kuwa matokeo hayo yanapaswa pia kuikumbusha IEBC kuheshimu mamlaka yake ya kikatiba kila wakati kwa kufanya uchaguzi huru, wa haki na usioegemea upande wowote.