does turnout at party nominations depict a bigger picture of the outcome in a general election?18/4/2022
Primary party nominations for the UDA party in Central Kenya was poorly attended in the run for the 2022 general elections despite the party boasting of zoning the region as its stronghold.
This event triggered criticism from the Azimio camp who mocked the Deputy President for the turnout.
An influential NewYork based professor and Raila's right handman Makau Mutua (with 1 million followers) tweeted on 15th of April 2022.
UDA should be afraid — very afraid — of the low voter turnout in party primaries in Mt Kenya. In some places, only 2% of the registered voters bothered to come out. Disaster awaits
He was answered back by David Makali (a journalist and political Analyst with 227000 followers)
Agree with you Prof. This is very serious. When are Azimio affiliates (Jubilee, PNU, ODM and the rest or the 26-strong pool) carrying out their primary nominations in Mt Kenya so that we can compare the turn out?
Who challenged him to wait for Azimio affiliate parties to hold primaries in the region and compare the turnout with UDA turnout.
Opinion Poll
We therefore asked Kenyans on Twitter to give their honest opinion if the turnout in primaries depicts the bigger picture of a national elections turnout. They had this to say.
Honestly
49.2% of the 130 respondents said NO
41.5% of the 130 respondents said YES
9.2% said they have no idea if primaries depict the outcome in a general elections.
Conclusion
In the previous general elections, it has always been seen that the turnout at primaries doesn't necessarily influence the outcome in a general election.
This is because the presidential contest attracts a lot of people during general elections and it is never done in the primaries. Their candidates are endorsed by national delegates or naturally, party leaders are given tickets de facto.
The primaries turnout doesn't therefore necessarily portray the outcome in the final elections.
0 Comments
|
Archives
April 2024
Categories
All
|
Can't find what you are looking for? Don't worry, Use the Search Box Below.
Primary Resources
College Resources
|
Secondary Resources
|
Contact Us
Manyam Franchise
P.O Box 1189 - 40200 Kisii Tel: 0728 450 424 Tel: 0738 619 279 E-mail - sales@manyamfranchise.com |