Is this the end of ethnic groupings in determining who becomes king?

Voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Nairobi on August 9, 2022.

Voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Nairobi on August 9, 2022. PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s General Election may have delivered a lower turnout than previous ones, but it still portrays a changing political matrix in the country where tribe used to play a major role in the polls.

The presidential election pitting Kenya Kwanza Alliance led by Deputy President William Ruto and the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition headed by former prime minister Raila Odinga showed ethnic groupings are still a major factor in determining who leads the country, but it may not be the biggest group that makes kings.