Why we can’t afford to bungle the coming General Election

In exactly eight days, Kenyans will hit the ballot box in a highly competitive General Election to choose their leaders for the next five years. Political temperatures have consequently reached fever pitch and so many other important matters have been put on the back burner.

And due to the highly competitive nature of our presidential elections, emotions and raw ethnic fissures are beginning to come to the fore. Violent incidents have been reported in several campaign rallies, which is really worrying given Kenya’s history.