Kenya's second president, Daniel Moi once said "bad politics equals poor quality of life" I will not validate the self made professor of politics for this statement because in my view it was said in bad faith at least then, equating opposition politics with bad politics and blaming it for the suffering of the people.
But the statement merely restates the very reason why we have politics in the first place--to guide the life of society and so yes, how we do that determines how our societies evolve. That applies everywhere, in Kenya in the region, in the world. So the world is watching as the big powers such as USA and Britain go through important transitions, watching as Kenya gets ready for another election cycle, holding our breath as South Sudan grapples with its seeming intractable conflict. May good politics carry the day and move our society forward because our very survival depends on it.
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