LESSONS FROM GHANA'S ELECTION

Recently, Ghanaians carried out an exemplary election that if as a nation we could imitate, then the level of democracy could be way up in Kenya. From the Electoral Commission to the manner in which the electorates carried out their civil rights, there are many lessons that we can get from this West African Nation that is believed to be one of the best African democratic countries in the continent.

What, as Kenyans, do we always vote for in times of elections? How much focus do we put on the issues we want to be addressed by the persons we elect? Or is the focus mainly on the “person” to be elected?