Coming from the Hosni Mubarak dictatorship of over three decades, Egyptians must be shuddering at the prospects of a repeat under Sisi. How one wishes President Sisi could work to entrench democracy, now that he is the embodiment of the AU! However, his increasingly tyrannical tendencies must worry all who hold dear the principles of democracy and good governance. To Sisi, any whiff of dissent must be countered ruthlessly and two top Egyptian actors recently learnt that lesson the hard way. Mr Amr Waked and Mr Khaled Abol Naga, who criticised the amendments, have been expelled by their national union.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2019 20:59 UTC