The decision to form the Building Bridges Initiative to diagnose the country’s political problems answers to national unity dreams espoused by the nationalists at independence. If the country abandons the present electoral system and settles for a radically different system and format, campaign fiasco and party nomination flaws will be a thing of the past in future polls. Kenyans need a foolproof electoral system devoid of chaos, voter bribery, ethnicity, gender discrimination and manipulation. One viable option is proportional representation, in which voters choose parties instead of individual village elders and freelance political practitioners. The system could elevate village political entities to ideological outfits, reduce election costs and tone down political temperature and other forms of injustices.

Source: The Star October 23, 2019 00:56 UTC