Why Kenya's democracy suffers greatly after every election cycle

Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua (DCP), Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K), mithika Linturi among others address locals in Sultan Hamud and Emali in Makueni county on Thursday.[Courtesy]

Kenya’s democracy is suffocating, its vitality draining with each passing election cycle. Every five years, citizens dutifully line up to cast their votes, entrusting their hopes to leaders who, over the subsequent 1,825 days, proceed to marginalise the electorate.