Opinion 

By Charlse Kipkulei 

Kenyan political history has demonstrated that whenever opposition unites behind a singular candidate and whenever they capture the imagination of the nation with a singular rallying call, the end result has almost certainly been regime change or defeat of the ruling party political agenda.

It happened in 2002 when the KANU colossus was defeated by a united NARC opposition, then in 2005 when the orange (NO) side in the constitutional referendum defeated the government led banana (YES) side and again in 2007 when the ODM juggernaut won but had its victory stolen resulting in a negotiated government.

The common denominator that characterized all these instances was that opposition united behind a single candidate and they had a compelling message to rally Kenyans around it. 

And as we approach the 2017 elections, the previously disjointed opposition is tending towards a “NASA” unity and runaway corruption is becoming the justifying byword for regime change.

Jubilee can no longer take opposition for granted; the ground beneath them is shifting, even if marginally and as a result we can say that HYPOTHETICALLY, they are beatable in 2017.