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Issue-based politics better than politics of ethnicity

By Charles Kanjama

It is four weeks before the 2012 elections, and the three-dozen presidential candidates have finally been whittled down to five serious contenders and a handful of marginal contestants. It has been a really open and interactive electoral process. Kenyans have quizzed the candidates on their economic, social and political views and manifestoes. Abuse of office claims has led some candidates to collapse spectacularly.

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