Voter PreferencesRaila will make gains in 10 Mt Kenya counties where he scored 1% to now anything from 15% to 30% - gain of 15-30%.Ruto will make gains in 10 NASA counties - where Jubilee got on average 10-40% but will increase to 30% to 70% - gain of 30%.
Population wise - Ruto 10 gainers have almost similar demographics to GEMA
Jubilee 2017 performed dismally in these counties - where Ruto will get significant gain with acquisition Weta, Madvd, Kingi, Nanok,Muthama from NASA (now Azimio)
1) Kakamega - 11% - which had 750K
2) Bungoma - 30%-(10% being Kalenjin of Mt elgon) - had 550k
3) Kilifi - 15% - had 500K
4) Mombasa- 29% - had 550k
5) Tranzoia -44% - with Kalenjin being almost 35 %- had 340k
6) Kwale - 23% - hae 280K votes
7) Turkana - 39% - had 190k votes
Busia - 12% - with 400K plus votes
9) Vihiga - 10% - had 270K plus votes now
10) Machakos - 19% - had 620k
GEMA big ones are Kiambu (1.2M - no-gema at 10% plus), Nakuru(950K - with Kalenjin at 35%-luha/luo at 15%), Meru(720K), Muranga (580K), Nyeri (450k) - rest are 350k - except Laikipia(70 percent Kikuyu) & Tharaka at 250K.
The rest of counties will see small variation here and there - small gains here and there- small losses here and there.
Turnout.The only major change in turnout anticipated is muted turnout in GEMA - it will probably be 10 percent down - as they dont have a dog in the fight and fear of Raila PORK is not elevated as always.Kalenjin in their 7 majority counties (3 minority) will jack up turnout by 10% from around 78 percent to 88 percent - which matches Luo turnout - and should take care of GEMA.
When all is said and done - EXPECT no change in this election.
It will be 2017 redux - 45 percent verus 55 percent.
If you support Azimio - and you have deep state - then you will have no server to blame or algorithm - unless truly rigging use to happen
But it sure will be usual story - 45 versus 55.