Three Big Parties Retain Dominance

The recently completed by-elections for several local-level positions provided crucial insight into what our political parties would confront when they brace themselves to participate in the next general elections due in November 2027. The outcome demonstrated that our major parties, despite performing what they termed as ‘satisfying one,’ will need to increase their connection to grassroots, who are not entirely happy with them due mainly to their lacklustre performance in delivering on all past and present promises. They further need to address internal party rifts and maintain a high degree of transparency in their activities for achieving a better outcome in the next elections.