The 2022 general election will be the freest and the fairest in the history of Kenya, law Professor Makau Mutua has opined.
The law scholar said unlike in the recent 2007, 2013, and 2017 polls, there will be no 'electoral heist' in the next elections.
Mutua said even though it was impossible to have 'free and fair' elections, he believes in the 2022 polls, the will of the voters will be reflected in the election.
He opined that the next poll will be like the 2002 election when the ruling KANU was dislodged by united opposition parties under the umbrella of the National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC).
In his weekly column on Sunday Nation, the US-based lawyer argued KANU lost power since the incumbent, President Daniel Arap Moi, was not seeking reelection and therefore 'had no chance to rig the polls'.
The country's oldest party was also defeated, Mutua argued, since it had lost will to govern and had become a 'corrupt vessel used to terrorise Kenyans'.
"In 2022, history will repeat itself, exactly two decades later. Already Jubilee has lost the will to govern. It exists in name only. It’s nonsense that’s not even on stilts. Jubilee’s leader, Uhuru Kenyatta, won’t be running," he said insinuating the ruling outfit won't rig the election.
Mutua also argued that the handshake between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga will guarantee the 'fairest and freest' vote in 2022.
"That’s why I think the unlikely alliance between him and Mr Odinga through the handshake should keep presidential aspirants awake at night. In my view, the handshake settled all the dust in Kenya. The handshake will birth the freest election since 2002," he said.