This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
Published on July 18, 2019, a thought-provoking piece by Jenerali Ulimwengu highlights the disconcerting process of hiring politicians who bribe their way into power.
Ulimwengu likens the scenario to a gardener who shows up at your front gate, promising to make your garden the best in the neighborhood, but instead of checking his qualifications, you're bribed with beer, perfume, and chocolates.
He argues that if you were to hire such a gardener, you'd be an idiot requiring psychological evaluation, and yet, in Kenya's governance system, this is the norm.
Ulimwengu notes that during elections, politicians bribe voters to allow them to serve, and once in power, they demand higher emoluments, leaving the people as bemused spectators.
He concludes that allowing this to happen is tantamount to allowing a mental disease to take hold in society, and that the sooner we identify this arrangement as a scam, the better it will be for all.
