I still have not figured out why it is important for a vote to be labeled *tribal* or "Non Tribal".
I spent some time in Belgium and noted how different groups vote according to their collective self interests.
The Northern League in Italy is not ethnic but is brought together by values of hate, racism, affluence and the anger at having to share some of their wealth. They vote their "Northern League against, well, The South, Immigrants and everything else.
The Corsicans in France vote for Pro or anti-Independence.
The Coastal in Kenya vote against Kikuyu led governments because of their Land. They support anybody who is genuinely interested in protecting their rights. The Turkana will vote for Raila almost to a man because he is promising to give them a greater share of their own oil.
If you examine each of these groups, there is an issue or matter/ value/ LIE etc that is binding them together to vote. Even the promise of 1000 Year Uthamaki complete with a history of Conquering Kings that never existed (T. Njoya), mobilizes the Kikuyu.
In Kenya the main issue has been and remains marginalization and the feeling of exclusion. When you exclude a group it soon joins with other excluded groups to form one big group.
Thus Kenyatta inadvertently helped to craft the Coalition that removed Kibaki in 2007 and will get rid of his son in 2017. It is simple: Both Kibaki and Uhuru followed the path created by Kenyatta and ended up rekindling the coalition that Kenyatta "created" against himself.
That is why I feel the Kalenjin may at the last minute opt for NASA.
Some oxymoron stuff here:
Pundit argues that politics is tribal and everything else is immaterial. Then when asked why people should vote for Jubilee, he goes: SGR, SiGiRi Bridge ; Economy has grown at triple digit, etc.
How is fulfilling Jubilee's manifesto in any way going to assist Jubilee convince people who only care about tribe to vote for it?