What the larger public knows, however, is the `carrot and stick’ approach that any political party in power, and seeking to entrench that power, would employ. The expression ‘carrot and stick’ is alternately an idiomatic expression and a metaphor. ALSO READ: Trying times: A solemn plea to our leaders to put Kenya firstAptnessAn earlier column discussed idiomatic expressions, but to recap, Idiomatic expressions have a meaning different from the meaning of the words used in the statement. Unlike the complicated idiomatic expressions, metaphors are easy to understand. Hapless politicians susceptible to the ‘carrot and stick’ ploy wake up to reality after serving their purpose.

Source: Standard Digital October 23, 2017 06:45 UTC