Kenyan voters should be masters of political ideologies

Bryan Caplan in his book ‘The Myth of a Rational Voter’ alludes to the influences that make it difficult, almost impossible to qualify anyone as a rational voter. Personal biases and beliefs will always determine how individuals vote. And even though we ultimately like referring to ourselves as democratic nations, it may be worth noting that no country in the world can attest to being absolutely democratic. However, that does not in any way mean that we stop trying.

A few days ago, I posted an update on my Facebook platform that read: The current @IEBCKenya Commissioners will leave before 2017; however, @RailaOdinga may not win the elections. A statement like this is more hypothetical than factual. One intended to stimulate intellectual conversation rather than emotional reaction. And indeed, as a few friends subsequently stated, the 2017 election outcome is not cast on stone. Any of the presidential hopefuls could very well marshal the numbers to tilt the outcome of the elections to their favor.