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Degrees no panacea for bad leadership

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has proposed that all Kenyans aspiring for the positions of Members of County Assembly, National Assembly and the Senate must possess a university degree. IEBC does not give the rationale for this proposal. No empirical evidence is cited to show the correlation between higher education and effective leadership.

The drafters of the Kenya Constitution 2010 deliberated, consulted and widely sought views on this subject. They finally agreed that representative democracy is best exercised by the voters.

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