A parliamentary aspirant has said the "infamous" negotiated democracy is heightening tension among communities in northeastern, where it it widely practicsd. Fafi MP aspirant Salah Yakub said it has emerged some elders are being compromised by powerful politicians, putting the credibility of the process to question. In negotiated democracy, elders prevail upon candidates to step down in favour those they have settled for. He said elders making decisions for Fafi people are not voters in the constituency and they don’t know the suffering of the people. Yakub said the elders' decisions do not resonate with common mwananchi.

Source: The Star March 09, 2017 20:59 UTC