Graft in Government begins with elections

Ultimately, elections should be won on a level playing field where, all the key factors being constant, the best man or woman gets the ultimate prize.

However, as we all know, this  Kenya and nothing on the ground is really as good as it looks on paper. As report in this newspaper today, the 2007 elections were largely rigged in advance through the buying of voters’ loyalty, sometimes from as little as Sh100 or less.