Part of the problem was, the ads were not part of Jubilee’s official media campaign but a stealthy underground effort run anonymously on the internet. Mr Odinga’s presidential campaign also had its productions targeting Mr Kenyatta but was simply outgunned and outspent. At the 2002 elections, Mr Kenyatta was the victim of a vicious smear campaign run by eventual winner Mwai Kibaki’s strategists. It behoves the trio to rein in their respective bands of attention-seeking sabre-rattling politicians and social media terrorists. The ICC should still be keeping a beady eye on Kenya and the shenanigans of leaders who may be laying the groundwork for political violence.

Source: Daily Nation June 15, 2020 20:30 UTC