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Tomorrow marks the culmination of two months of spirited political campaigns in the Ol Kalou constituency by-election. Finally, the voters will make their preference known at the ballot.
What has unfolded in Ol Kalou these past two months reads like a masterclass in electoral impunity. The UDA machinery descended on the constituency armed with tarmac, power poles, mattresses and subsidised gas cylinders - dangling development as bait for votes.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, whose main duty is to guard the sanctity of the vote, chose spectator status. It watched roads being tarmacked overnight and gas cylinders handed out like party favours, saying nothing until public fury forced its hand.
Even then, its response was a mere Sh1.5 million fine on Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia, promptly neutralised by a court order. A watchdog that barks only after the thief has left with the silverware is no watchdog at all.
