Kenya’s Political Heat a Warning Sign Ahead of 2027

By Ochere Tonny

Kenya’s political landscape is heading in the wrong direction, with many voters expressing concern about the country’s safety ahead of next year’s general election.

Many have been left guessing whether the country is headed to what was witnessed during the post-election fracas.

Uncountable innocent Kenyans lost their lives and their loved ones; children became orphans; properties worth billions of shillings were burned, destroyed, and stolen, yet the political class, aware of all these consequences of the actions that caused them, are still orchestrating violence, thus making the country unstable; politically, socially, and even economically.

The political furnace is ablaze. In almost every political rally, reports of people nursing gunshot wounds, people run over by speeding vehicles, properties destroyed, stolen and burnt, those having deep cuts and so many other victims of such rallies have been witnessed and even filmed, yet no action towards getting justice has proven to be a quagmire to the government of the day.

Take, for example, just recently, when the political faction, Linda Mwananchi, had their rally in Homa Bay County, a county of ‘endless’ potential as many people, including their governor, always refer to it, they experienced the worst form of hostility and violence that has never been experienced in South Nyanza.

A coordinated chain of goons had been put in place to block major roads leading to the town where this group was to hold its rally.

Others were allegedly tasked with using machetes and stones to disrupt the Linda Mwananchi rally.

While the alleged organisers may have considered the operation a success, what about the people who were caught up in the violence?

Homa Bay County, is it still a harbor of endless potential or a county of endless violence? Are these leaders using jobless youth to cause chaos, mindful enough to empower them economically, or should these youth be blamed for their desperation or just being given some handouts enough to cause violence and block the roads and burn tires? It is a woe to these leaders!

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Constitution 2010 and Bill of Rights

The promulgated 2010 Kenya Constitution, which was hardly fought for, provides for the Bill of Rights.

Right to life, right to the freedom of expression and association, right to join a political movement; all these, candidly, are envisaged in the constitution.

However, on the ground, these rights and freedoms are curtailed.

If truly the government obeys the constitution, citizens should not be harassed and get frustrated just because of their political decisions.

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Pre-Election Drama

What Linda Mwananchi and many other political movements have gone through is uncalled for, uncouth, barbaric, and is condemned in the highest terms possible.

Post-election Kenya should be a haven of cooperation, development and cohesion. The pre-election dramas should not become a factor that further disintegrates the country along tribal, political or religious lines.

Kenya should not head the way of Haiti, where anarchy has become the order of the day. Instead, the country should prioritise unity, stability and development regardless of political affiliations or other differences.

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Crowd during Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi Tour in Kitengela on February 15, 2026. PHOTO/Pauline Njoroge X.