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Cash Transfers and Voting Patterns: Did Hustler Fund Recipients Vote UDA?
William Ruto's campaign built its identity around the 'Hustler Nation' — Kenya's working poor and informal economy worke...
Elgeyo Marakwet 2022: A County Study in Political Loyalty
With 93.7% for Ruto in the presidential race and UDA sweeping every seat, Elgeyo Marakwet is a case study in total polit...
Senator Races 2022: The Forgotten Contests That Shaped County Power
Kenya's Senate races rarely make headlines, but the 2022 results gave Kenya Kwanza a Senate majority that has shaped eve...
Nandi and Uasin Gishu: Inside UDA's Two Fortress Counties
Nandi and Uasin Gishu are the twin engines of UDA's electoral machine. In 2022, they delivered a combined net margin of...
The Jubilee Party Collapse: From Ruling Party to Footnote in One Election
In 2017, Jubilee Party was an unstoppable machine — winning the presidency, 25 governorships, and dominating both houses...
Deputy President Race 2022: How Rigathi Gachagua Was Chosen
Before Gachagua, there was Mathira MP speculation, Kiharu's Ndindi Nyoro, and a dozen other Mt. Kenya names. How did a r...
The Rift Valley Machine: How UDA Won 90%+ in 14 Counties
UDA swept the Rift Valley with staggering margins in 2022 — 14 counties above 90%, five above 95%. The Kalenjin heartlan...
William Ruto's Hustler Narrative: How a Campaign Slogan Became a Movement
The 'hustler vs dynasty' framing was dismissed by pundits as populist nonsense. But Ruto's bottom-up economic model reso...
How UDA Swept the Rift Valley: A Ward-Level Analysis
William Ruto's UDA party won every single gubernatorial race in the Rift Valley, swept parliamentary seats, and delivere...
How Kenya Kwanza Built a Winning Coalition: Lessons in Alliance Arithmetic
Kenya Kwanza brought together UDA, ANC, Ford-Kenya, and smaller parties into a coalition that covered every region and c...