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Why DP claim should be taken with pinch of salt

In conspiracy theories, there are no outright truths, only suppositions. If there once existed lines that separated truth, falsehoods and propaganda in the political realm, they have since been obliterated. Truth, and particularly in the Kenyan context, is subjective.

With time, most Kenyans have become inured to the daily doses of half-truths and blatant lies in the ever-present posturing captured in endless acrimonious proclamations. There are times that one wonders whether the long hours spent in queues on voting days are worth the bother.

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