Jubilee has already determined that Mr Kenyatta will be its presidential candidate next year before handing over the baton Mr Ruto in 2022. No challenge will be tolerated when Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto are enthroned as the party's torchbearers by popular acclamation. Mr Odinga’s ODM, Mr Kalonzo’s Wiper Party, and Mr Wetangula’s Ford Kenya should, therefore, subject themselves to serious soul-searching. It could refocus its efforts on crafting a winning formula for the next election, starting by settling the thorny issue of the presidential ticket. One suspects that even acolytes of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto will retain the insurance of a briefcase party in case things unravel.

Source: Daily Nation August 15, 2016 19:24 UTC