Kenyan Opposition Chief Raila Odinga. The consequences of his withdrawal from October 26 repeat poll have started to hit. [Photo: africanglitz.com]'Choices have consequences' is a phrase that has come to be part and parcel of Kenyans' daily conversations.The phrase was coined in the run-up to 2013 General election by the then U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson who was discouraging Kenyans against voting for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto who were by then facing crimes against humanity at the ICC.Today, the phrase couldn't be more relevant than to the NASA coalition, which recently morphed into a resistant movement.This is because, after withdrawal of its candidate Raila Odinga from the controversial presidential repeat poll, the move cost NASA millions of shillings from the Political Parties Fund.According to the Star, this miscalculated blunder will make it difficult for NRM to fund its ambitious activities including, the Million-Man March, the National People's Assembly, economic boycott and demonstrations until 'legitimate'presidency is restored.By law, only political parties with at least five percent of the total vote in the last poll are entitled to public funding. This refers to the tallies for President, Members of Parliament, governors and members of county assemblies."The total number of votes secured by a political party shall be computed by adding the total number of votes obtained in the preceding general election by a political party in the election for the President, members of Parliament, county governors and members of county assemblies," the Political Parties Act 2011 states, the Star quotes.Raila's led ODM party also lost a Sh4.1 billion case against the state on Wednesday where it was demanding payment of arrears from the Political Parties Fund accrued between 2012 and 2016, adds the paper.Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung'u has said parties have Sh371.2 million to share in this financial year confirming hat Jubilee will benefit greatly from the October 26 presidential rerun."In fact, we had a discussion in the office and we felt that the criteria are skewed in their favour. We will, however, not disburse the money until all legal avenues and challenges regarding the presidential poll are exhausted," Ndung'u told the Star on Thursday.However, National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi on Thursday said there are no plans by Nasa to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the October 26 repeat presidential election that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta emerge the winner."Even if you get that prayer and have the elections annulled nothing is going to be different with the same electoral commission officials still in office. The People’s Assembly will start a serious discussion on how the party can have the government listen to our plea," said Mbadi during a press conference in Nairobi, as quoted by Capital FM.

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