Lessons from Brexit as referendum drums hit stunning crescendoThe chaos that has come to define Brexit exhibits, most starkly, some of the ills of direct democracy. Indeed, it is said that referenda never respond to the question on the ballot but to other deeply felt issues which have only a peripheral relationship with the referendum question. Complex issues with multiple alternative options must be left to those that the people have themselves elected to give leadership. This ought to be an important lesson for Kenya as the crescendo of referendum drums rises, with convoluted questions being proposed. Keep democracy simple.

Source: Standard Digital December 14, 2018 18:09 UTC