Democracy in Kenya is never real democracy without dragging Cord leader Raila Odinga's name into the matter.
For quite a big number of experienced politicians in the country, the opposition chief has been instrumental in the fight for democracy.
However, some people argue that Raila's confrontational politics is far from earning the much misused title.
The current standoff between the opposition under the headship of Raila and the IEBC is an indication that the former premier is still tough in the fight for the majority.
His rigidity in opposing the electoral reforms to be held within the confines of Parliament is worth an applause, because some of the serving legislators have long forgotten the impassable roads leading to their constituencies.
Kenya as a country has a population of over 40 million people while Parliament has a minimal representation by only 349 members of Parliament.
As much as the opposition has been faulted over allegations of engaging in violence in their anti-IEBC demos, the truth of the matter is that the voice of the electorate is more powerful than the voice of the countable legislators.
Back to the post-poll chaos in 2007-08, Raila played a vital role in restoring peace and sanity in the nation through the power sharing deal the former president Mwai Kibaki. Had he not accepted the negotiation deal, the Kenya could be trading in the same path as Somalia.