17/07/2026
A simple question to those insisting UDA must retain the Deputy President position.
Between DP Kithure Kindiki, who has 3 MPs, 8 MCAs and fewer than 225,000 votes in Tharaka Nithi, and Governor Gladys Wanga, who commands 8 MPs, over 40 MCAs and a projected 800,000 votes in Homa Bay by 2027, who has the numbers?
Between DP Kithure Kindiki and CS Hassan Joho, who commands 6 MPs, over 30 MCAs and a projected 800,000 votes in Mombasa alone, who has the numbers?
Between DP Kithure Kindiki and CS Wycliffe Oparanya, who commands 12 MPs, over 60 MCAs and a projected one million votes in Kakamega alone, who has the numbers?
Between DP Kithure Kindiki and Governor Simba Arati, who commands over 30 MCAs, 9 constituencies and a projected 800,000 votes in Kisii, who has the numbers?
Karachuonyo and Ndhiwa constituencies alone can outvote the entire Tharaka Nithi County. Bondo and Alego Usonga can do the same.
If Gachagua has indeed peeled away a substantial share of the Mt. Kenya vote, then the road to State House runs through ODM strongholds. That is political arithmetic, not emotion.
Nyanza, Western, the Coast and North Eastern collectively account for millions of votes. These are regions that no serious presidential candidate can afford to ignore.
So why should UDA expect to keep both the Presidency and the Deputy Presidency while relying on ODM's support to secure victory?
Coalitions are not built on entitlement. They are negotiated on the basis of numbers, influence and mutual respect.
If this is truly a coalition of equal principals, then power sharing must reflect political reality. You cannot ask one partner to deliver the votes while reserving all the top seats for yourself.
In politics, numbers speak louder than titles. Bring the votes, earn the seat.