“ Azimio were in pole position since they supposedly had deep state machinery backing them and it is usually assumed that the state gets what it wants . That very fact makes the Kenya Kwanza victory all the more stunning as it perhaps defies logic in an African setting .”
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“ The composition of the secretariat was spectacular , elitist ivory tower professors , lawyers , doctors and all those that could put together a world class theoretical manifesto but none of the canny grass root political operators who knew how to get the badly needed extra vote .”