It was an election like no other in the history of democracy
in Kenya, with heavy losses reported against individual politicians and parties
in most parts of the country.
The National Super Alliance (NASA) remains the biggest
casualty in the elections though, what with losing in the all-important
presidential race as well as getting fewer Members of Parliament and Senators
in the next Parliament. JP also managed to win more gubernatorial seats.
Jubilee put up an elaborate campaign and managed to make
significant improvements in areas that were perceived to be Opposition
strongholds and also wining several seats there too.
Numbers show that all the five Nasa principals failed
spectacularly in delivering in their strongholds as was expected despite
putting up a spirited fight against the ruling Jubilee Party.
That said, one Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Governor
however stands out among his peers, he braced the Jubilee growing heat at the
Coast and made sure his county is painted in Raila Odinga’s favourite colour:
orange.
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi did for Nasa and its leader
Raila Odinga what no other county boss was able to do in the Coast or most
parts of the country.
He turned humiliation by Uhuru Kenyatta during the Head of
State’s endless visits to the Coast, into victory, making sure that ODM turned
out the victor by scooping all the 27 MCA seats.
Not just that but the never loud but tactical politician,
all ensured that all the seven parliamentary seats in his county went to the
Orange party.
And the icing on the cake was Raila scooping a whopping 273,852
votes compared to Uhuru Kenyatta’s paltry 49,293 votes.
Kingi rewarded himself by garnering 213,708 votes compared
to the Jubilee-backed Gideon Mung’aro’s 55,213 votes.
