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Events of last few months have radically altered the face of politics in Kenya. The March 18th Kanu elections led to a massive realignment of Kenyan political scene and paved way for Moi's succession. The ruling party has never held elections since 1988, when they used the infamous Que. voting otherwise known us 'mlolongo'. The party has always used threats to silence critics and consolidate its power. Indeed there was even a commission that was formed in 1980's and which had powers to punish members of parliament over their utterances in parliament. Kanu became the supreme organ in the state defying the constitutional order.